going onadverb, preposition
uk/ˈɡəʊ.ɪŋ ˌɒn/us/ˈɡoʊ.ɪŋ ˌɑːn/UK also going on for informal nearly or almost (a particular number, age, time, or amount):
It was going on midnight when we left the party.
There were going on 200 people at their wedding.
humorous used for saying that someone behaves like a much older person:
"How old is Brian?" "30 going on 50."
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Almost
- about
- almost
- as good as idiom
- as much as idiom
- be on the way to sth idiom
- more
- more or less idiom
- much
- near
- near
- nearly
- next
- strike
- sub
- that was close! idiom
- the best/better part of idiom
- to/for all intents and purposes idiom
- up to
- virtual
- way
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