movie-going
movie-going — noun
1. the activity of regularly visiting a cinema to watch films, often as a way to re
the activity of regularly visiting a cinema to watch films, often as a way to relax or spend free time.
For Talia, movie-going was a weekly treat she shared with her younger brother.
movie-going as an uncountable noun naming a habit
Movie-going dropped sharply in the small town after the old cinema closed last winter.
subject of a sentence about changing habits
Cheaper tickets on Tuesdays brought a new wave of movie-going to the neighbourhood.
Omar grew up loving movie-going, so he saved every ticket stub in a shoebox.
Streaming at home has slowly replaced movie-going for many busy families these days.
- cinema-going
British equivalent; same meaning but uses 'cinema' instead of 'movie'
- filmgoing
slightly more formal or literary; common in reviews and culture writing
文法句型
movie-going as uncountable noun
用法筆記
Almost always uncountable and used without a plural or 'a'. The hyphen is standard; you may also see 'moviegoing' as one word in American writing.