going by

ADJECTIVE

transient

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ephemeral fleeting short-term transitory

STRONG

brief flash fly-by-night flying fugitive passing short temporal volatile

WEAK

changeable deciduous emigrating evanescent flitting fugacious impermanent insubstantial migrating momentary moving provisional short-lived transmigratory unstable vacating

Antonyms

STRONGEST

enduring lasting lengthy long long-lived permanent perpetual

ADJECTIVE

transient/transitory

Synonyms

WEAK

changeable deciduous emigrating ephemeral evanescent flash fleeting flitting fly-by-night flying fugacious fugitive impermanent insubstantial migrating momentary moving passing provisional short short-lived short-term temporal transmigratory unstable vacating volatile

Antonyms

WEAK

enduring incessant lasting long-lasting neverending permanent persistent undying

Example Sentences

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Unable to get her to go places that I would enjoy as much as her, I started going by myself.

From Salon • Jun. 1, 2026

“One Battle After Another” moves with breakneck speed, its 162 minutes going by in a flash.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

A woman who needs reconstructive surgery after dental work in Turkey failed says she is being kept going by a need to warn others of the dangers.

From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026

In fact, that might be playing out now, going by technical trends.

From Barron's • Nov. 19, 2025

Neither one of us had a watch on, but going by the sun we had slept more than half the morning away.

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd

going by

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