go
verb (used without object)
to move or proceed, especially to or from something.
is going
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present progressiveof go (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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The question, obviously, is what is going on here?
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Then, he added: “This is going to be friends forever.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
“Ask what’s driving the move and whether the fundamentals justify it. If you can’t explain why something is going up, or what could make it stop, you probably shouldn’t be rushing in.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
“We’ve been having low-grade earthquakes here. And the question is whether a tsunami is going to hit us,” said Joe Ferguson, Chicago’s former inspector general and current president of the Civic Federation, a watchdog group.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
“It doesn’t sound like she thinks Emily is going to hit down there.”
From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith
