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Definition 2024
going_on
going on
English
Preposition
- Indicates a time or age in the very near future.
- It's going on three o'clock.
- "How old are you?" ―"Going on nineteen."
Usage notes
- Sometimes used humorously to suggest that a person is precocious or mature before their time: e.g. "she was seventeen going on forty".
Synonyms
- approaching verb
- almost, close to, nearly adv
Verb
- present participle of go on