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going gold

going gold is the present participle and gerund of go gold.

Meaning of go gold

Verb

go gold (third-person singular simple present goes gold, present participle going gold, simple past went gold, past participle gone gold)

  1. (figuratively) To reach 500,000 in sales, thus becoming a gold record.
  2. (figuratively) To be released to manufacturing in its final form, so that copies can be made and shipped.

Questions about going gold

What is going gold the present participle and gerund of?
Going gold is the present participle and gerund of go gold.

Words near going gold in the dictionary

  1. going from strength to strength
  2. going from zero to hero
  3. going gaga over
  4. going Galt
  5. going gentle into that good night
  6. going gold
  7. going great guns
  8. going green
  9. going H.A.M.
  10. going half and half
  11. going halfsies

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