going on
Indicates a time or age in the very near futureIndicates a time or age in the very near future.
» I don't approve of such goings-on.
Meaning
1 sensesIndicates a time or age in the very near future.
It's going on three o'clock.
"How old are you?" ―"Going on nineteen."
Examples
2 sentencesI don't approve of such goings-on.
It was an ordinary year, no especial disappointments. Just the run of the mill goings-on of a dual-income household.