Going on
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
- Vignettes are shown of the key players of the case going on with their lives in the present, in both their "past" and "present" appearances.
Source: Strictly Formula - Parts of The Tomorrow Series are written in the present tense; the whole thing is Ellie's diary of what's happened, which she's writing in big chunks at a time, so most of the action is past tense but a lot of the reflective passages describe what's going on amongst the group in the present tense.
Source: Present Tense Narrative - When the player finally reaches that point, Rucks runs out of story to tell, and instead starts talking about their present situation and speculating what's going on on The Kid's end.
Source: How We Got Here
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Present and Going on. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/going_on/present
Going on & Present. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/going_on/present>.
Present or Going on. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/going_on/present.
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