going on

Idioms and Phrases

Also, going on for . Approaching, especially an age or time. For example, She's twelve, going on thirteen , or It's going on for midnight . The first term dates from the late 1500s, the variant from the mid-1800s. Also see go on .

Example Sentences

Villarreal: Tell me more about your approach to capturing the pain and the torment that’s going on internally of a character like this, as someone that’s been on the other side observing it.

From Los Angeles Times

“His son isn’t old enough to quite do some of those things, but I know he enjoys sharing stories back on what’s going on at home, which is cool to see.”

From Los Angeles Times

Her 75-year-old grandmother had no clue what was going on, prosecutors said.

From Los Angeles Times

"I know where he is trying to go with this," replied Rayner before going on to defend Reeves.

From BBC

But it also meant we did not really know what was going on before or after these changes.

From Science Daily

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