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# going steady

phrase (verb phrase: go steady, goes steady, went steady, going steady; old-fashioned)

«going steady» in the English dictionary: in the primary school — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## In the primary school

Source: Mova's pupils' dictionary. Licence: [Elamur Cosmic License](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/LICENSE/). Reviewed: the dictionary the pupils of Mova's primary school read; its examples quote the lessons and public-domain tales. Ships with Mova.

### Meaning

1. (euphemism, old-fashioned) being someone's regular boyfriend or girlfriend; in a serious relationship.
2. (literal) moving at an even, careful speed.

### In the lessons

A sweet, dated way to say two people are a couple, used by grandparents and in old films and songs; humorous now. US and UK.

### Examples

- Grandma and Grandpa went steady for three years before they married.
- "Are you two going steady?" asked Aunt Sue.
- In the old film, the boy gives the girl his ring to show they're going steady.
- My big brother laughed when Gran asked if he was going steady.
- They've been going steady since secondary school.
- The old song is about going steady with your sweetheart.
- The car went steady along the bumpy road.
- "Going steady" is an old way of saying "going out".

### Note

Trap: dated; young people say «going out» or «dating». Literal use (steady speed) also exists. Plain meaning: being a couple.