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    Is it correct to use time points with 'to be going' like in 'I am going to call him at 5 o'clock' ?

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    Default Re: To be going & time points

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    Is it correct to use time points with 'to be going' like in 'I am going to call him at 5 o'clock' ?

    Thank you in advance.
    Yes.
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    Default Re: To be going & time points

    Note that you are not really using 'to be going', but a form of the 'BE+going to' way of expressing the future.
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