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going on

going on preposition: indicates a time or age in the very near future. Also the present participle and gerund of go on.

Preposition

going on

  1. Indicates a time or age in the very near future.
    • It's going on three o'clock.
    • "How old are you?" ―"Going on nineteen."

Also used as

going on is also the present participle and gerund of go on.

Synonyms of going on

Questions about going on

What does going on mean?
Going on means indicates a time or age in the very near future.
What part of speech is going on?
Going on is a preposition.

Words near going on in the dictionary

  1. going off the boil
  2. going off the handle
  3. going off the res
  4. going off the reservation
  5. going off the rez
  6. going on
  7. going on by
  8. going on fire
  9. going on holiday
  10. going on one's merry way
  11. going on record

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