going to

Idioms  

1. About to, will, as in I'm going to start planting now, or Do you think it's going to rain? or We thought the train was going to stop here. This phrase is used with a verb (start, rain, stop in the examples) to show the future tense. Occasionally the verb is omitted because it is understood. For example, That wood hasn't dried out yet but it's going to soon, or Will you set the table?—Yes, I'm going to. [1400s] Also see go to.

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going to

There was an expectation change was forthcoming and the Europa League winners were always going to go through a period of transition.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

“That’s going to be a big hole,” Esparza said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

“I’m not fully convinced that pausing training alone is actually going to meaningfully change the rate of progress of the frontier,” Gupta said.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026

What to know: Don’t be fooled by the title of this drama, co-produced by Britain’s Sky Television—you’re not going to get guns and bombs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026

The one thing we knew for sure—the new generation of chiefs had decided it was time for Fireball to die, and nothing I, or anyone else, said was going to have any impact.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith