what's going down

Example Sentences

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A huge amount of ink has been spilled on the “what” question: what’s going up, what’s going down, what’s a good stock, what’s not so good.

From Barron's • Oct. 10, 2025

I just wanted you to know what’s going down and that’s why I won’t be at the Pac-12 media day.”

From Seattle Times • Jul. 19, 2023

There is no relation between what’s being propounded in council chambers and what’s going down in the streets.

From Washington Post • Feb. 18, 2023

Down to what’s going down in the show -- all the first 10 episode titles are anagrams and they figured that out immediately.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 2, 2015

No matter how normal that is for me, I can’t get myself to stop shaking ’cause I can be alert as all hell right now and it won’t change what’s going down mad soon.

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera