the way things are going
idiom
: if things continue to happen like this
The way things are going, I may lose my job.
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Similarly, a 2022 Pew survey found that only 1 in 4 adults believed large businesses have a positive effect on the way things are going in the country.
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Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 13 Mar. 2025
And the way things are going, Vidal and Slifka have sought out a larger nest, so to speak.
—Christine Davis, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2025
On the Palestinian side, there are plenty of opportunities for spoiler violence by hard-liners, by militant factions who don’t like the way things are going, and by people who just want revenge for all the horrible things that have been done to them.
—Foreign Affairs, 17 Jan. 2025
Why sit back in your armchair and complain about the way things are going?
—Marissa Muller, WWD, 28 Dec. 2024
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Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 13 Mar. 2025
And the way things are going, Vidal and Slifka have sought out a larger nest, so to speak.
—Christine Davis, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2025
On the Palestinian side, there are plenty of opportunities for spoiler violence by hard-liners, by militant factions who don’t like the way things are going, and by people who just want revenge for all the horrible things that have been done to them.
—Foreign Affairs, 17 Jan. 2025
Why sit back in your armchair and complain about the way things are going?
—Marissa Muller, WWD, 28 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for the way things are going
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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 21 May. 2025.
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