Go on
Go on verb - To take place.
Usage example: what in the world is going on in there?
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
- And some people will go on flame wars about how Cartoon Network would have been a channel if the Mooninite Bomb Scare did not happen.
Source: Flame War / Western Animation - Road Trip Plot: Only three things can happen when you go on a road trip in a horror movie: 1.
- Two of them died shortly after Madlax agreed to go on a date with them, but before the date could actually happen.
Source: Cartwright Curse
Cite this Source
Happen and Go on. (2016). Retrieved 2026, October 31, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/go_on/happen
Go on & Happen. N.p., 2016. Web. 31 Oct. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/go_on/happen>.
Happen or Go on. 2016. Accessed October 31, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/go_on/happen.
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