don't know where I'm going vs just don't know where I am going

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in slightly different contexts. "Don't know where I'm going" is a more casual and common expression, while "Just don't know where I am going" sounds a bit more formal or deliberate. The choice between them depends on the tone and style you want to convey.

Last updated: March 22, 2024

don't know where I'm going

This phrase is correct and commonly used in casual conversation.

This phrase is a common expression used to convey uncertainty about one's direction or future plans.

Examples:

I feel lost. I don't know where I'm going in life.
I'm driving without a map. I don't know where I'm going.
She's wandering around the city because she doesn't know where she's going.
Don't ask me for directions. I don't know where I'm going either.
I'm at a crossroads in my career. I don't know where I'm going next.

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I don't know where I'm going next, but I'm taking you with me.
If I go, I... don't know where I'm going to.
I've worked at the BBC for 20 years and I still don't know where I'm going.
I'd take you, but I don't know where I'm going.
I don't know where I'm going, but you have work to do.
I don't know where I'm going.
That's wise 'cause I don't know where I'm going.
Well, I don't know where I'm going, but you are welcome to come along for the ride.
Charlie, I don't know where I'm going with any of it.
That's because you don't know where I'm going with it.
If I don't show up, it might be because I don't know where I'm going.
You don't know where I'm going any better than I do.
No way. I don't know where I'm going.
I can't do that. I don't know where I'm going to be in three years.
How can you tell me not to go if you don't know where I'm going?
I don't know where I'm going, But I do know why:
- I don't know where I'm going, but I'm going! - Where are you going?!
I don't know where I'm going to go to college yet, and even if I did go to college out of state,
Just grab the chairs. I don't know where I'm going!
If Parliament really takes this path tomorrow, it will find itself on the path already described by a late Austrian cabaret artist, who said 'I don't know where I'm going, but the main thing is I get there soon'.

Alternatives:

I'm not sure where I'm headed.
I have no idea where I'm headed.
I'm lost and directionless.
I'm uncertain about my future path.
I'm clueless about where I'm headed.

just don't know where I am going

This phrase is also correct but may sound slightly more formal or deliberate.

This phrase can be used to emphasize the speaker's uncertainty or to add a sense of deliberateness to the statement.

Examples:

I've been thinking a lot about my future, and I just don't know where I am going.
Despite all the advice, I just don't know where I am going with my career.
She paused for a moment and said, 'I just don't know where I am going.'
I've tried to plan my trip, but I just don't know where I am going to end up.
He looked at the map, but he just didn't know where he was going.

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No, I know where I'm going, I just don't know where I am.
I just don't know where I am.
In fact, I don't know where I am going, And I don't know what I am doing.
I honestly don't know where I am.
I just don't know where I'd wear it.
I just, like, don't know where I am a lot of the time.
So tell Dad that you don't know where I am.
I don't know where I am, man.
I don't know where I am.
I have lost the dwarves and I don't know where I am.
I don't know where I am now. I'm having trouble... finding my way around.
Sometimes I wake up and don't know where I am.
I don't know where I am or how I got here, but I am not wearing a sweater vest.
I don't know Where I am anymore... and I no longer have the same feelings I once did during Sabbath.
I'm pretty sure they don't know where I am.
I don't know where I am.
I'm embarrassed to say I don't know where I am.
No, Shelley, the map is not going to do any good if I don't know where I am.
Don't know where I am, how I got here, and someone's trying to kill me.
I don't know where I am. No, no, I was taking her to rehab.

Alternatives:

I simply don't know where I am headed.
I truly have no idea where I am going.
I honestly can't figure out where I am headed.
I'm completely lost about where I am going.
I'm utterly clueless about where I am headed.

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don't know where I'm going vs just don't know where I am going