be going on
phr. v..phr. v.. to happen or take place; you use this to talk about events or activities that are currently occurring.
phr. v.. to occur or happen; often used in the progressive aspect to describe ongoing events or to inquire about a situation.
There is a lot of noise going on next door.
I walked into the office and immediately felt that something strange was going on between the managers.
While the public focused on the election, several significant legislative changes were going on behind the scenes without much media coverage.
almost always used in the continuous form ('going on') to describe current events.
this is a high-frequency alternative to 'happen'; use the question 'What's going on?' to teach it as a natural social inquiry.
What is go on here?What is going on here?the phrase usually requires the present participle '-ing' form when describing an active, current situation.