going once
Bidding's first call
Going once is an auctioneer's call signaling that bidding is about to close, typically followed by "going twice" and "sold." The phrase creates urgency, giving bidders a final chance to raise their offer: Going once, going twice—sold to the gentleman in the back!
Outside auctions, it playfully warns that an opportunity is about to disappear: Last slice of pizza, going once...
- auctionCompetitive public sale
- biddingOffering prices or obeying
- hammerTool for striking nails
- gavelSmall ceremonial hammer
- auctioneerConducts public sales
on the block · lot · lot number · paddle · bid · reserve · silent auction · final · countdown · call · sale · bargain · estate · estate sale · antiques · Sotheby's · Christie's · consignment
- auctionsauction, bidding, bid, auctioneer, auction house
- livestock auctionsauctioneer, auction barn, auction block, stockyard, cattle market
- game showsbuzzer, buzzers, contestant, contestants, jackpot
auction countdown finality
going oncesold
Exchanged for money
gone · hammer down · going twice · closing bid · last chance
going, once, goes, gone, goer, goers, ongoing, outgoing, easygoing