the way things are going

the way things are going

1. If the current situation does not change, if it continues like this.

   Near-synonym: at this rate

   • 1969, John Lennon, “The Ballad of John and Yoko”, performed by The Beatles:

     Christ, you know it ain't easy.
     You know how hard it can be.
     The way things are going·
     They're gonna crucify me.

• the way I see it

• “the way things are going”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “the way things are going”, in Collins English Dictionary.