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We think the answer is "GOING" which means:

noun
• • The act of departing
• • Euphemistic expressions for death
• • Advancing toward a goal
adjective satellite
• • In full operation
verb
• • To move:
• • (chiefly of a machine) to work or function (properly); to move or perform (as required).
• • To start; to begin (an action or process).
• • To take a turn, especially in a game.
• • To attend.
• • To proceed:
• • To follow or travel along (a path):
• • To extend (from one point in time or space to another).
• • To lead (to a place); to give access to.
• • To become. (the adjective that follows usually describes a negative state.)
• • To assume the obligation or function of; to be, to serve as.
• • To continuously or habitually be in a state.
• • To come to (a certain condition or state).
• • To change (from one value to another) in the meaning of wend.
• • To turn out, to result; to come to (a certain result).
• • To tend (toward a result).
• • To contribute to a (specified) end product or result.
• • To pass, to be used up:
• • To die.
• • To be discarded.
• • To be lost or out:
• • To break down or apart:
• • To be sold.
• • To be given, especially to be assigned or allotted.
• • To survive or get by; to last or persist for a stated length of time.
• • To have a certain record.
• • To be authoritative, accepted, or valid:
• • To say (something), to make a sound:
• • To be expressed or composed (a certain way).
• • To resort (to).
• • To apply or subject oneself to:
• • To fit (in a place, or together with something):
• • To date.
• • To attack:
• • To be in general; to be usually.
• • To take (a particular part or share); to participate in to the extent of.
• • To yield or weigh.
• • To offer, bid or bet an amount; to pay.
• • To enjoy. (compare go for.)
• • To urinate or defecate.
adjective
• • Likely to continue; viable.
• • Current, prevailing.
• • (especially after a noun phrase with a superlative) available.

An example sentence would be:

• • "The going rate for a haircut at this salon is $50."
• • "He sets a brisk going pace during our morning walks."

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