goings-on

plural noun

go·​ings-on ˌgō-iŋ-ˈzȯn 

ˌgȯ(-)iŋ-,

-ˈzän

1

: actions, events

2

: irregular or reprehensible happenings or conduct

Examples of goings-on in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The developer's newest game, Lost Records: Bloom and Rage, is a return to form for Don't Nod, stepping back into the familiar shoes of a teenage girl embroiled in supernatural goings-on with great confidence and even greater success. —Matt Robison, Newsweek, 18 Feb. 2025

With a blunt cut (editing by Yang Hongyu), we are plunged into the goings-on of Film City, where Fang Di battles with a prickly director asking her to do another take of an action sequence. —Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Feb. 2025

Below is a rundown of goings-on from this evening forward. —Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 15 Feb. 2025

Time aplenty, then, for the customer to watch all manner of goings-on in the salon, and for sufficient intimacy to be achieved for all kinds of secrets to be spilled. —Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 19 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1775, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for goings-on

• aileron
• antiphon
• autobahn
• carillon
• castellan
• celadon
• cephalon
• chitosan
• cynodon
• denouement
• deuteron
• echelon

Kids Definition

goings-on

plural noun

go·​ings-on

ˌgō-iŋ-ˈzȯn,

-ˈän

: actions or events that are taking place