ALL meanings of going on
go·ing on
G g - noun plural going on Informal. a business agreement; deal; bargain: Thirty dollars? It's a go. 1
- noun plural going on Informal. approval or permission, as to undertake or begin something: The boss gave us the go on the new project. 1
- noun plural going on Boxing. a bout: the main go. 1
- adjective going on moving or working, as machinery. 1
- adjective going on active, alive, or existing. 1
- adjective going on continuing to operate or do business, especially in a successful manner: a going company. 1
- adjective going on current; prevalent; usual: What is the going price of good farmland in this area? 1
- adjective going on leaving; departing. 1
- idioms going on get going, to begin; get started. 1
- idioms going on going away, Sports. by a wide margin, especially as established in the late stages of a contest: The champion won the bout going away. 1
- idioms going on 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. 1
- noun going on the act of leaving or departing; departure: a safe going and quick return. 1
- noun going on the condition of surfaces, as those of roads, for walking or driving: After the heavy rain, the going was bad. 1
- noun going on progress; advancement: With such slow going, the work is behind schedule. 1
- noun going on Usually, goings. behavior; conduct; deportment. 1
- preposition going on approaching: a given age 1
- phrase going on You can use going on before a number to say that something has almost reached that number. For example, you can say that someone is going on 40 to indicate that they are nearly 40. 0
- preposition going on having almost reached (a number) 0
- noun going on nearing or nearly (a specified age or time) 0
- verb going on present participle of go on. 0
- preposition going on Indicates a time or age in the very near future. 0