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• present participle of go.

going

American  

[goh-ing] / ˈgoʊ ɪŋ /

noun

• goings
  plural

1. the act of leaving or departing; departure.

   a safe going and quick return.

2. the condition of surfaces, as those of roads, for walking or driving.

   After the heavy rain, the going was bad.

3. progress; advancement.

   With such slow going, the work is behind schedule.

4. Usually goings. behavior; conduct; deportment.

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adjective

1. moving or working, as machinery.

2. active, alive, or existing.

3. continuing to operate or do business, especially in a successful manner.

   a going company.

4. current; prevalent; usual.

   What is the going price of good farmland in this area?

5. leaving; departing.

idioms

1. going away, by a wide margin, especially as established in the late stages of a contest.

   The champion won the bout going away.

2. get going, to begin; get started.

3. going on,

   1. nearly; almost.

      It's going on four o'clock.

   2. happening.

      What's going on here?

   3. continuing; lasting.

      That party has been going on all night.

going British  

/ ˈɡəʊɪŋ /

noun

1. a departure or farewell

2. the condition of a surface such as a road or field with regard to walking, riding, etc

   muddy going

3. informal speed, progress, etc

   we made good going on the trip

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adjective

1. thriving (esp in the phrase a going concern )

2. current or accepted, as from past negotiations or commercial operation

   the going rate for electricians

   the going value of the firm

3. (postpositive) available

   the best going

4. a statement by an auctioneer that the bidding has finished

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• goings
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of going

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English; see go ¹, -ing ¹, -ing ²

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Example Sentences

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going goings

Witness Leon Dalziel-Bush, who saw the crash from his own vehicle, said the Volvo was going at such speed that "by the time I processed what had happened, it had gone".

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

“West Virginia does have a lot of good things going for it in the form of available energy resources,” Alingh said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026

Now, many of them are going electric, especially in China.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

“When you price for perfection, anything less than perfect is going to come back and is going to bite you, and this is kind of what’s happening here,” he said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

Dr. Harlow tells himself that a man who was so badly hurt is going to need time to regain his full powers.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman

Mr. McMullan is an effective antidote to the more bilious goings on—the acting is much more flamboyant in the Atticus story than in Susan’s, which is less entertaining than distracting.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

Even with another few comings and goings they're still the most settled side in the country - and the most proven.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

“Jazz Island” names nine characters, plus four secondary ones, whose individual comings and goings sometimes distract from those of the others.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 30, 2025

Meyer owns and operates the Record, managing a staff of only seven that reports on the comings and goings of the city of Marion’s 1,900 or so residents.

From Slate ● Nov. 13, 2025

Clancy stayed to speak with him for a good fifteen minutes, but I waited outside in the fresh air, watching the comings and goings of the camp.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken

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