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going nowhere

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

Meaning of go nowhere

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To fail to progress, to fail to attain a favorable result or outcome.
    • This project is going nowhere.
    Synonyms:
    go nowhere fast

Questions about going nowhere

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

Words near going nowhere in the dictionary

  1. going nap on
  2. going narrow
  3. going native
  4. going negative
  5. going night-night
  6. going nowhere
  7. going nowhere fast
  8. going nuclear
  9. going nuts
  10. going off
  11. going off at a tangent

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