the way things are going
idiom
: if things continue to happen like this
The way things are going, I may lose my job.
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Still, the way things are going, Bevacqua seems confident Freeman is in an enviable position.
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Tim Casey, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Further, most voters surveyed have a favorable or neutral view of the way things are going in the city compared to five years ago, with half of the 32% who responded that things were going worse citing the cost of living as the main reason.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 6 May 2024
Only 1 in 4 adults believed large businesses have a positive effect on the way things are going in the country, down from 36% just three years earlier, the poll showed.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 12 Dec. 2024
Three-quarters of voters in the CNN poll held negative views of the way things are going in the United States.
—Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 6 Nov. 2024
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Tim Casey, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Further, most voters surveyed have a favorable or neutral view of the way things are going in the city compared to five years ago, with half of the 32% who responded that things were going worse citing the cost of living as the main reason.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 6 May 2024
Only 1 in 4 adults believed large businesses have a positive effect on the way things are going in the country, down from 36% just three years earlier, the poll showed.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 12 Dec. 2024
Three-quarters of voters in the CNN poll held negative views of the way things are going in the United States.
—Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 6 Nov. 2024
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“The way things are going.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20way%20things%20are%20going. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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