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going
[goh-ing]
noun
the act of leaving or departing; departure.
a safe going and quick return.
the condition of surfaces, as those of roads, for walking or driving.
After the heavy rain, the going was bad.
progress; advancement.
With such slow going, the work is behind schedule.
Usually goings. behavior; conduct; deportment.
adjective
moving or working, as machinery.
active, alive, or existing.
continuing to operate or do business, especially in a successful manner.
a going company.
current; prevalent; usual.
What is the going price of good farmland in this area?
leaving; departing.
going
/ ˈɡəʊɪŋ /
noun
a departure or farewell
the condition of a surface such as a road or field with regard to walking, riding, etc
muddy going
informalspeed, progress, etc
we made good going on the trip
adjective
thriving (esp in the phrase a going concern )
current or accepted, as from past negotiations or commercial operation
the going rate for electricians
the going value of the firm
(postpositive) available
the best going
a statement by an auctioneer that the bidding has finished
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Idioms and Phrases
going away, by a wide margin, especially as established in the late stages of a contest.
The champion won the bout going away.
get going, to begin; get started.
going on,
nearly; almost.
It's going on four o'clock.
happening.
What's going on here?
continuing; lasting.
That party has been going on all night.
Example Sentences
“All states are going to be hurt by this,” Park said.
“I just hope that we can be a positive distraction for what people are going through in Los Angeles right now,” Roberts said on Monday in San Diego.
But isn’t someone with real passion going to be the person you want to be with as life moves forward?
"His name is going to go stratospheric in the next season or two."
Well-oiled South African fans had filtered out of Lord's yesterday evening buoyantly going through their repertoire of songs after a blissful day of batting.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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