going on

English

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."

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
• almost, close to, nearly

Verb

going on

1. present participle and gerund of go on

See also

• goings-on
• ongoing

References

• “going on”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

• ongoing