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to be going on with

to be going on with adverb: for now; provisionally; to begin with.

Adverb

to be going on with (not comparable)

  1. (UK) For now; provisionally; to begin with.
    • It's not much but it'll do to be going on with.
    • I can't take on this job right now. I've already got plenty to be going on with.

Questions about to be going on with

What does to be going on with mean?
To be going on with means for now; provisionally; to begin with.
What part of speech is to be going on with?
To be going on with is an adverb.

Words near to be going on with in the dictionary

  1. to arms
  2. to be continued
  3. to be expected
  4. to be fair
  5. to be frank
  6. to be going on with
  7. to be honest
  8. to be named later
  9. to be precise
  10. to be reckoned with
  11. to be sure

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