WHILE THE GOING IS GOOD

Meaning of WHILE THE GOING IS GOOD in English

( BrE ) ( NAmE while the ˌgetting is ˈgood )

before a situation changes and it is no longer possible to do sth :

Don't you think we should quit while the going is good?

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

WHILE THE GOING IS GOOD — expr infml 1) Let's cross while the going is good — Перейдем дорогу, пока машин нет You'd better go while the going is …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
WHILE THE GOING IS GOOD — expr infml 1) Let's cross while the going is good — Перейдем дорогу, пока машин нет You'd better go while …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
WHILE THE GOING IS GOOD — going is good, while the expr infml 1. Let's cross while the going is good Перейдем дорогу, пока машин нет …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
WHILE THE GOING IS GOOD — 1) Let's cross while the going is good — Перейдем дорогу, пока машин нет You'd better go while the going …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
GOOD
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WHILE — I. ˈhwīl, esp before pause or consonant -īəl; also ˈwī- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English whil, while, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GOOD — I. ˈgu̇d, in formulas of meeting & parting often _gəd adjective ( bet·ter ˈbed.ə(r), -etə- ; best ˈbest) Etymology: Middle …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GOING — I. noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from gerund of gon, goon to go — more at go 1. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GOING — (p. pr.) Of or pert. to a going business or concern; as, the going value of a company.
Английский словарь Webster
WHILE — /hwuyl, wuyl/ , n., conj., prep., v., whiled, whiling . n. 1. a period or interval of time: to wait …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GOOD — /good/ , adj., better, best , n., interj., adv. adj. 1. morally excellent; virtuous; righteous; pious: a good man. 2. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GOING — /goh"ing/ , n. 1. the act of leaving or departing; departure: a safe going and quick return. 2. the condition …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WHILE — I. ˈhwī(-ə)l, ˈwī(-ə)l noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hwīl; akin to Old High German hwīla time, Latin quies …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GOOD — I. ˈgu̇d adjective ( bet·ter ˈbe-tər ; best ˈbest) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English gōd; akin to Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GOING — I. ˈgō-iŋ, ˈgȯ(-)iŋ noun Date: 14th century 1. : an act or instance of going 2. plural : behavior , …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WHILE — prep until; till. 2. while ·vi to loiter. 3. while ·noun that which requires time; labor; pains. 4. while ·conj …
Webster English vocab
GOOD — vt to make good; to turn to good. 2. good ·superl not lacking or deficient; full; complete. 3. good ·vt …
Webster English vocab
GOING — noun departure. 2. going ·noun pregnancy; gestation; childbearing. 3. going ·noun course of life; behavior; doings; ways. 4. going ·p.pr. …
Webster English vocab
WHILE — [while] n [ME, fr. OE hwil; akin to OHG hwila time, L quies rest, quiet] (bef. 12c) 1: a period …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GOOD — [good] adj bet.ter ; best [ME, fr. OE god; akin to OHG guot good, Skt gadhya what one clings to] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GOING — [go.ing] n (14c) 1: an act or instance of going 2. pl: behavior, actions "for his eyes are upon the …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WHILE — / waɪl; NAmE / conjunction , noun , verb ■ conjunction (also formal whilst / waɪlst/ especially in BrE ) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GOOD — / gʊd; NAmE / adjective , noun , adverb ■ adjective ( bet·ter / ˈbetə(r); NAmE / best / best; …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GOING — / ˈgəʊɪŋ; NAmE ˈgoʊɪŋ/ noun , adjective ■ noun 1. [ sing. ] ( formal ) an act of leaving …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WHILE — I. while 1 S1 W1 /waɪl/ BrE AmE conjunction 1 . during the time that something is happening: They arrived …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GOOD — I. good 1 S1 W1 /ɡʊd/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative better /ˈbetə $ -ər/, superlative best /best/) [ Word …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GOING — I. go ‧ ing 1 /ˈɡəʊɪŋ $ ˈɡoʊ-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] 1 . the difficulty or speed with which …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WHILE — n., conj., v., & adv. --n. 1 a space of time, time spent in some action (a long while ago; …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GOOD — adj., n., & adv. --adj. (better, best) 1 having the right or desired qualities; satisfactory, adequate. 2 a (of a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GOING — n. & adj. --n. 1 a the act or process of going. b an instance of this; a departure. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WHILE — n., conj., v., & adv. n. 1 a space of time, time spent in some action (a long while ago; …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GOOD — adj., n., & adv. adj. (better, best) 1 having the right or desired qualities; satisfactory, adequate. 2 a (of a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GOING — n. & adj. n. 1 a the act or process of going. b an instance of this; a departure. 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WHILE — n., conj., v., & adv. --n. 1. a space of time, time spent in some action (a long while ago; …
Oxford English vocab
GOOD — adj., n., & adv. --adj. (better, best) 1. having the right or desired qualities; satisfactory, adequate. 2 a (of a …
Oxford English vocab
GOING — n. & adj. --n. 1. a the act or process of going. b an instance of this; a departure. 2 …
Oxford English vocab
WHILE — I. CONJUNCTION USES /(h)waɪl/ Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: Usually pronounced …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GOOD — ( better, best) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Good means pleasant …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
-GOING — 1. -going is added to nouns such as ‘theatre’, ‘church’, and ‘film’ to form nouns which describe the activity of …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GOING — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If you say that something is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WHILE — I. CONJUNCTION USES Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: The form 'whilst' …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
WHILE — I. conjunction COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a good while (= a fairly long time ) ▪ I’d been waiting a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
IS — COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a baby is born ▪ Let me know as soon as the baby is born. a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GOING — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bug is going around (= a lot of people have it ) ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WHILE — See: AFTER A WHILE or IN A WHILE, ALL THE TIME(1), EVERY NOW AND THEN or EVERY ONCE IN A …
Slang English vocab
WHILE — See ↑ ALTHOUGH 1, ↑ DURING 2, ↑ TIME 17, ↑ WHEN 3 ◆◆◆ • ↑ a little while back …
Longman Activator English vocab
GOOD
Longman Activator English vocab
GOING — • ↑ be going • ↑ get going • ↑ get sth started/going • ↑ have everything going for you
Longman Activator English vocab
WHILE — n. 25B6; noun we chatted for a while : TIME, spell, stretch, stint, span, interval, period; duration, phase; Brit. informal …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
GOOD
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
WHILE — < programming > The loop construct found in nearly all imperative programming languages which executes one or more instructions (the …
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
WHILE — See: AFTER A WHILE or IN A WHILE, ALL THE TIME(1), EVERY NOW AND THEN or EVERY ONCE IN A …
Словарь английских идиом
WHILE — conjunction 1 BAD : The Japanese have a tendency to keep silent while meetings. GOOD : The Japanese have a …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
WHILE — 1. сущ. 1) время, промежуток времени a long while a short while for a while for a good while in …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GOOD — 1. прил.; сравн. - better; превосх. - best 1) а) хороший Where can we get some good pizza? ≈ Где …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GOING — 1. сущ. 1) ходьба Syn : walking, pacing 2) отправление, отход, отъезд Syn : departure 3) движение к цели when …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WHILE — while.ogg 1. waıl n 1. 1> время; промежуток времени a long a short while - долго недолго in a little …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
GOOD — 1. gʋd n 1> добро, благо good and evil - добро и зло to do smb. good - делать добро …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
GOING — going.ogg 1. ʹgəʋıŋ n 1. отъезд comings and goings - приезды и отъезды before one's going - перед отъездом the …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
WHILE — 1) в то время как 2) время 3) пока 4) промежуток времени • adjust while running — регулировать на ходу drift while turning — дрейф на …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
WHILE — бездельничать время, промежуток времени пока, в то время как; несмотря на то, что; тогда как whiles - пока, в то …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
GOOD — good прил.; сравн. - better; превосх. ст. - best1) а) хороший Where can we get some good pizza? — Где …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
WHILE — 1. waıl n 1. 1> время; промежуток времени a long a short while - долго недолго in a little while …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
GOOD — 1. gʋd n 1) добро, благо good and evil - добро и зло to do smb. good - делать добро …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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