going on
English edit
Preposition edit
- 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 edit
- Sometimes used humorously to suggest that a person is precocious or mature before their time: e.g. "she was seventeen going on forty".
Synonyms edit
Verb edit
- present participle and gerund of go on
See also edit
References edit
- “going on”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.