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Transitory vs Going - What's the difference?

transitory | going |

As adjectives the difference between transitory and going

is that transitory is lasting only a short time; temporary while going is likely to continue; viable.

As a verb going is

present participle of lang=en.

As a noun going is

a departure.

transitory

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Lasting only a short time; temporary.
  • * 1704 , , Section I - The Introduction,
  • Secondly, that the materials being very transitory , have suffered much from inclemencies of air, especially in these north-west regions.
  • * 1839 , , Chapter 38,
  • Quite unconscious of the demonstrations of their amorous neighbour, or their effects upon the susceptible bosom of her mama, Kate Nickleby had, by this time, begun to enjoy a settled feeling of tranquillity and happiness, to which, even in occasional and transitory glimpses, she had long been a stranger.
  • * 1922 , , Book Three, Chapter II: A Matter of Aesthetics,
  • For a moment she paused by the taxi-stand and watched them--wondering that but a few years before she had been of their number, ever setting out for a radiant Somewhere, always just about to have that ultimate passionate adventure for which the girls' cloaks were delicate and beautifully furred, for which their cheeks were painted and their hearts higher than the transitory dome of pleasure that would engulf them, coiffure, cloak, and all.
  • (legal, of an action) That may be brought in any county; opposed to local .
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    going

    English

    Etymology 1

    Verb

    (head)
  • Etymology 2

    From (etyl), present participle of

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A departure.
  • * Thy going is not lonely, with thee goes thy Husband
  • The suitability of ground for riding, walking etc.
  • The going was very difficult over the ice.
  • progress
  • We made good going for a while, but then we came to the price.
  • (figurative) Conditions for advancing in any way.
  • Not only weren't the streets paved with gold, but the going was difficult for an immigrant.
  • (obsolete) pregnancy; gestation; childbearing
  • * (Crew)
  • (in the plural) Course of life; behaviour; doings; ways.
  • * Bible, Job 34.21:
  • His eyes are upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his goings .

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Likely to continue; viable.
  • He didn't want to make an unsecured loan to the business because it didn't look like a going concern.
  • That attends habitually or regularly.
  • Current, prevailing.
  • The going rate for manual snow-shoveling is $25 an hour.
  • (after a noun phrase with a superlative) Available.
  • He has the easiest job going .

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    * going to

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