going: Meaning and Definition of

go•ing

1. the act of leaving or departing; departure: a safe going and quick return.
2. the condition of surfaces, as those of roads, for walking or driving: After the heavy rain, the going was bad.
3. progress; advancement: With such slow going, the work is behind schedule.
4. Usually,behavior; conduct; deportment.

1. moving or working, as machinery.
2. active, alive, or existing.
3. continuing to operate or do business, esp. in a successful manner: a going company.
4. current; prevalent; usual: What is the going price of good farmland in this area?
5. leaving; departing.
6. to begin; get started.
7. by a wide margin, esp. as established in the late stages of a contest: The champion won the bout going away.
8. It's going on four o'clock.
1. nearly; almost:It's going on four o'clock.
2. happening:What's going on here?
3. continuing; lasting:That party has been going on all night.