going vs passing

going

noun
  • The whereabouts (of something). 

  • Conditions for advancing in any way. 

  • The horizontal distance between the front of one step in a flight of stairs and the front of the next. 

  • The suitability of ground for riding, walking etc. 

  • Course of life; behaviour; doings; ways. 

  • Progress. 

  • A departure. 

verb
  • Attending or visiting (a stated event, place, etc.) habitually or regularly. 

adj
  • Likely to continue; viable. 

  • Current, prevailing. 

  • Available. 

passing

noun
  • Death, dying; the end of something. 

  • The act of passing a ball etc. to another player. 

  • A form of juggling where several people pass props between each other, usually clubs or rings. 

  • The ability of a person to be regarded as a member of an identity group or category different from their own. 

  • The fact of going past; a movement from one place to another or a change from one state to another. 

  • The act of approving a bill etc. 

adj
  • Vague, cursory. 

  • Going past. 

  • That passes away; ephemeral. 

How often have the words going and passing occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )