it's going good/well

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worcester

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Hello everyone,
I have a problem understanding why we use "good" in this example to when talking about a verb "going". Shouldn't I use "well" with verbs and "good" with adjectives? Like in "a good job is the job that is always going well" or something like that.

-"How's the new job going?"
-"Good, thanks."

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Rover_KE

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It's mostly speakers of AmE who informally use 'good' for 'well'.
 

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The job is good. It's going well. If you combine those thoughts in your head, then "Good, thanks" works just fine.
 
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