/goh"ing/ , n.
1. the act of leaving or departing; departure: a safe going and quick return.
2. the condition of surfaces, as those of roads, for walking or driving: After the heavy rain, the going was bad.
3. progress; advancement: With such slow going, the work is behind schedule.
4. Usually, goings . behavior; conduct; deportment.
adj.
5. moving or working, as machinery.
6. active, alive, or existing.
7. continuing to operate or do business, esp. in a successful manner: a going company.
8. current; prevalent; usual: What is the going price of good farmland in this area?
9. leaving; departing.
10. get going , to begin; get started.
11. going away , Sports. by a wide margin, esp. as established in the late stages of a contest: The champion won the bout going away.
12. going on ,
a. nearly; almost: It's going on four o'clock.
b. happening: What's going on here?
c. continuing; lasting: That party has been going on all night.
[ 1250-1300; ME; see GO 1 , -ING 1 , -ING 2 ]