how are things going vs How're things going

Both "how are things going" and "how're things going" are correct and commonly used in English. The second option, "how're things going", is a more informal and conversational way of asking about someone's well-being.

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how are things going

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is a polite and common way to ask about someone's well-being or the progress of a situation.

Examples:

Hey, how are things going with your new job?
I just wanted to check in and see how things are going with your project.
How are things going with your family?
How are things going with your health?
How are things going with your studies?

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So, how are things going with linda?
Joking aside, how are things going?
So how are things going with Kathleen?
Ted, how are things going with Victoria?
Ted, how are things going with Victoria?
So... how are things going with you and Loraine?
how are things going with him?
So how are things going with Amanda?
Eve, how are things going?
Sir, how are things going?
So how are things going at school?
So, how are things going with aunt Margot?
So, how are things going with Nick?
Lois, how are things going with your mystery boyfriend?
So, how are things going these days?
And how are things going there?
So... how are things going with Pete?
So, how are things going?
So how are things going with Crazy?
All right. So, how are things going with Linda?

Alternatives:

How are you?
How's it going?
How are you doing?
How's everything?
How's life treating you?

How're things going

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English, especially in informal conversations.

This phrase is a more casual and conversational way to ask about someone's well-being or the progress of a situation.

Examples:

Hey, how're things going with your new job?
I just wanted to check in and see how're things going with your project.
How're things going with your family?
How're things going with your health?
How're things going with your studies?

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How're things going with April?
(Cell phone chimes) Silver: So Ade, how're things going with you album?
How're things going over there?
And how're things going there?
Always had big things going Worlds to save.
Getting things going is the hardest.
She's more artistic, but she has her own thing going, and we got our own things going around here.
You keep things going here till Ben beats this thing.
The thing is, we got this platonic thing going.
Joxer - you got a good thing going here.
We got a good thing going, Big Daddy.
We got a good thing going.
Your guy has a few things going for him.
Not too seriously, just enough to get the hero thing going.
There's things going on all the time.
Why you acting like this Just get their thing going.
One thing going for us, the killer has no idea we know.
I have other things going on.
We had the same thing going on over there.
Strange things going on in Kyoto too.

Alternatives:

How are things going?
How's it going?
How are you doing?
How's everything?
How's life treating you?

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how are things going vs How're things going