be going
idiom
1
: to leave
I have to be going
2
British
: to be available
There are no jobs going right now.
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Santos Jimenez remains in good physical shape, with Debbie Jimenez noting that her father-in-law would likely be going for a walk after the interview.
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Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 26 Oct. 2025
Gruden offered a word of warning, specifically for the Packers young pass-rushers, who will be going against the quarterback with the best hard count in NFL history — at least in Gruden's eyes.
—Andrew McCarty, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
Somebody might be going through something different than another child.
—Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 21 Sep. 2025
The pair will be going into the jungle, off-trail, to study these features more closely.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 21 Sep. 2025
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Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 26 Oct. 2025
Gruden offered a word of warning, specifically for the Packers young pass-rushers, who will be going against the quarterback with the best hard count in NFL history — at least in Gruden's eyes.
—Andrew McCarty, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
Somebody might be going through something different than another child.
—Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 21 Sep. 2025
The pair will be going into the jungle, off-trail, to study these features more closely.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 21 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for be going
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“Be going.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/be%20going. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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