going

go|ing¹ [ˈgəuıŋ US ˈgou-] n [U]

1.) the difficulty or speed with which something is done

hard/rough/slow etc going

▪ I'm getting the work done, but it's slow going.

good going/not bad going

▪ We climbed the mountain in three hours, which wasn't bad going.

2.) the act of leaving a place

= ↑departure

▪ His going will be no great loss to the company.

3.) heavy going

if a book, play etc is heavy going, it is boring and difficult to understand

4.) while the going's good

spoken if you suggest doing something while the going's good, you think it should be done before it becomes difficult or impossible

▪ Let's leave while the going's good.

5.) when the going gets tough, the tough get going

when the conditions become difficult, strong people begin to do something in a determined way

6.) the going

BrE the condition of the ground, especially for a horse race

→comings and goings at ↑coming¹ (2)

going ²

going² adj

1.) the going rate/price/salary etc

the usual amount you pay or receive as payment for something

the going rate/price/salary etc for

▪ Thirty dollars an hour is the going rate for a math tutor.

2.) the biggest/best/nicest etc sth going

the biggest, best etc of a particular thing

▪ It's some of the best beer going.

3.) [not before noun] BrE informal available

▪ Are there any jobs going where you work?

4.) have a lot going for you

to have many advantages and good qualities that will bring success

▪ Stop being so depressed. You have a lot going for you.

5.) a going concern

a business which is making a profit and is expected to continue to do so

6.) also -going

used after words such as cinema and theatre to form adjectives that describe people who regularly go to the cinema, theatre etc

▪ the cinema-going public