Definition of the way things are going
: if things continue to happen like this
The way things are going, I may lose my job.
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“The way things are going.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20way%20things%20are%20going. Accessed 17 Jan. 2022.
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