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not going anywhere

not going anywhere adjective: used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see not, go, anywhere.

Adjective

not going anywhere (not comparable)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see not, go, anywhere.
  2. Able to be disregarded and dealt with later.
    • You shouldn't get too anxious about your vacation next month. The beach is not going anywhere.
    • There is no need to hurry. If Bahadur was bombed as the television program said, then it is not going anywhere. If the Katyushas were also bombed and the cave was breeched, that is also not going anywhere.2007, Harold M. Bergsma, One Way to Pakistan: A Novel, →ISBN, page 303
  3. Dependable; not inclined to leave or bail out unexpectedly.
    • You can count on me. I'm not going anywhere.
    • Music has a huge influence on just about everything around us. No matter how people try to disrespect it or reject it, it's not going anywhere. It's here to stay.2009, Lawrence Barnett Jr., My Music, →ISBN
    Synonyms:
    here to stay
  4. Not making progress.
    • My research is not going anywhere.
    • His career is not going anywhere.
    Synonyms:
    going nowhere

Examples of not going anywhere in a sentence

  • Again, college is not going anywhere, and a change in direction can always happen at a later date.2013, Alex Bitterman, The College Question, →ISBN:
  • He told me that when he said those wedding vows, that he meant it and he was not going anywhere.2012, Demetria Alexander Grissett, In Sickness and In Health, →ISBN:
  • That is not how it is, however—the beings in samsara did not come from nirvana to samsara, so they did not come from anywhere, and therefore they are not going anywhere either.2003, Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso, The Sun of Wisdom, →ISBN:
  • “We are not going anywhere, we fucked, that's it.”2014, Harley McRide, Shady: MC Romance, →ISBN:

Synonyms of not going anywhere

Questions about not going anywhere

What does not going anywhere mean?
Not going anywhere means used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see not, go, anywhere.
How do you use not going anywhere in a sentence?
Again, college is not going anywhere, and a change in direction can always happen at a later date.
What part of speech is not going anywhere?
Not going anywhere is an adjective.

Words near not going anywhere in the dictionary

  1. NOT function
  2. NOT functions
  3. NOT gate
  4. NOT gates
  5. not give much for someone's chances
  6. not going anywhere
  7. not grow on trees
  8. not guilties
  9. not guilty
  10. not half
  11. not half bad

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