going

[ goh-ing ]

noun

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.

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.

going

/ 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

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. going, going, gone!
   a statement by an auctioneer that the bidding has finished

Word History and Origins

Origin of going¹

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

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. get going, to begin; get started.
2. going away, Sports. by a wide margin, especially as established in the late stages of a contest:

   The champion won the bout going away.

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.

Example Sentences

"Children who would normally keep with a fairly regular schedule of going out and coming back home might suddenly be out a lot later and not saying where they are or who they are with," she said.

From BBC

"This is a story of just putting one foot in front of the other and keeping going and knowing that there's something better."

From BBC

"I am not going to lose, did you hear what I said?" he shouted.

From BBC

Laura said life with her daughter had been "amazing - she's made the last year worth going through" and added: "She's my aurora in the truest sense of the word, a beautiful light in the dark."

From BBC

Maybe it was a sign that time, the opponent he’d never lost to, was going to claim its eventual victory.

From Los Angeles Times