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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But perhaps none of that matters to Musk, who would practically seem to be leading the impeachment drive, the way things are going this week. Kelly Evans, CNBC, 6 June 2025 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. 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 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 1 Jul. 2025.

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