"going on" meaning in All languages combined

See going on on Wiktionary

Preposition [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositions|head=}} going on, {{en-prep}} going on
  1. Indicates a time or age in the very near future. Synonyms: approaching, almost, close to, nearly
    Sense id: en-going_on-en-prep-QKzYo6SN

Verb [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} going on
  1. present participle and gerund of go on Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: go on Related terms: goings-on, ongoing
    Sense id: en-going_on-en-verb-21ev3kJ2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English phrasal prepositions, English prepositions, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 66 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 40 60 Disambiguation of English phrasal prepositions: 37 63 Disambiguation of English prepositions: 44 56 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 36 64

Alternative forms

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