the way things are going

phrase

: if things continue to happen like this

The way things are going, I may lose my job.

Examples of the way things are going in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Even a new poll by the pro-Trump Fox News network found that 64% of Americans are dissatisfied with the way things are going in the country. — Andres Oppenheimer, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2026

The poll found 74% of Americans are dissatisfied with the way things are going in the country, while 24% are satisfied. — Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 23 Dec. 2025

With the way things are going, American taxpayers are sure to follow. — Victoria MacHado, Sun Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2025

On the other hand, 44% are happy with the way things are going. — Dana Blanton, FOXNews.com, 23 July 2025

Rhymes for the way things are going

• bestowing
• churchgoing
• elbowing
• fallowing
• farrowing
• foregoing
• forgoing
• ongoing
• outflowing
• outgoing
• outgrowing
• seagoing