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going-to

going-to noun: promised future actions or achievements.

Noun

going-to (plural going-tos)

  1. (countable) Promised future actions or achievements.
    • Their to-do lists can be impressive, inspiring and sometimes intimidating. Sadly, though, the vast majority of these 'going tos' end up in the trash heap of 'should haves', 'would haves' and 'could haves'2010, Shaun Belding, Win at Work: Navigate the Nasties, Get Things Done and Get Ahead

Forms of going-to

pluralgoing-tos

Questions about going-to

What does going-to mean?
Going-to means promised future actions or achievements.
What part of speech is going-to?
Going-to is a noun.
What is the plural of going-to?
The plural of going-to is going-tos.

Words near going-to in the dictionary

  1. going, going, gone
  2. going-away parties
  3. going-away party
  4. going-over
  5. going-overs
  6. going-to
  7. going-tos
  8. goingover
  9. goings
  10. goings on
  11. goings over

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