going to (be / too) great

Writers often mix up be and too in phrases like going to be great vs going to be too great. The difference is simple: be links the subject to a future state; too intensifies or means "also." Keep both rules in mind and the phrase will read naturally.

Below are concise rules, quick checks, many ready-to-use examples, and three-step rewrites you can paste into emails, essays, or texts.

Quick answer

Use be when you need a linking verb for a future state (going to be late). Use too to mean "excessively" or "also." When both appear, the pattern is going to be too + adjective (going to be too expensive).

Going to be + adjective/noun = future state (The plan is going to be helpful).
Going to too + adjective = incorrect. Fix it to going to be too + adjective.
If you mean "also," put too after the clause: I'm going to the meeting, too.

Core explanation: grammar and structure

Going to (colloquial future) needs a verb or linking verb to connect to an adjective or noun phrase. Be is the usual linker: She's going to be nervous. Too is an adverb that modifies adjectives (too loud) or marks addition when placed after a clause (I'm going too).

Pattern: Subject + be + going to + be + adjective/noun (The event is going to be long).
Avoid: going to too + adjective (The event is going to too long → incorrect).
Too meaning "also" belongs after the verb phrase: I'm going to go, too.

Wrong: The presentation is going to too long.
Right: The presentation is going to be too long.

Spacing and hyphenation

Write going to be and going to be too as separate words. Don't fuse words (goingto, toobe). Hyphenate only when the whole phrase modifies a noun before it: a going-to-be-famous actor.

Correct: going to be, going to be too expensive, going to be famous.
Correct as modifier (hyphenated before nouns): a going-to-be-famous actor.
Incorrect fused forms: goingto, toobe.

Memory trick: two quick checks

Use these quick tests when you hesitate.

Replace the adjective with a noun: if the phrase still needs a verb, add be. Example: The show is going to (be) a hit → needs be.
Ask whether you mean "excessively" or "also." If "excessively," use going to be too + adjective. If "also," put too at the end of the clause.

Examples: common wrong/right pairs

The correct forms below always include be before too when both are necessary. Swap the adjectives or nouns to practice the pattern.

Wrong: That movie is going to too great to miss.
Right: That movie is going to be too great to miss.
Wrong: She's going to too nervous to speak.
Right: She's going to be too nervous to speak.
Wrong: This event is going to too expensive for students.
Right: This event is going to be too expensive for students.
Wrong: The trailer is going to too funny.
Right: The trailer is going to be too funny.
Wrong: This cake is going to too good to share.
Right: This cake is going to be too good to share.
Wrong: That concert is going to too insane.
Right: That concert is going to be too insane.

Work examples: professional phrasing

In workplace writing, add be to avoid sounding careless and place too correctly for "also."

Wrong: Our new pricing structure is going to too confusing for customers.
Right: Our new pricing structure is going to be too confusing for customers.
Wrong: The client presentation is going to too long - we need to trim it.
Right: The client presentation is going to be too long - we need to trim it.
Wrong: I'm going to finish the draft too.
Right: I'm going to finish the draft, too.

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School examples: essays and announcements

Students often drop be in quick writing. These corrections keep tone appropriate for instructors and peers.

Wrong: The final is going to too hard for me to pass.
Right: The final is going to be too hard for me to pass.
Wrong: Our group project is going to too time-consuming.
Right: Our group project is going to be too time-consuming.
Wrong: I'm going to the library too to study.
Right: I'm going to the library to study, too.

Casual examples: texts and speech

Casual forms like gonna appear in speech, but written messages should still keep be when linking to an adjective. Place too correctly for "also."

Casual but correct: That party's gonna be too wild for me.
Wrong: I'm gonna too if you pick me up.
Right: I'm gonna go too if you pick me up.
Wrong: That concert is going to too insane - I can't go.
Right: That concert is going to be too insane - I can't go.

Rewrite help: fix your sentence in three steps

Three-step fix: 1) Decide if you mean a future state (add be). 2) If you mean "excessively," use going to be too + adjective. 3) If you mean "also," place too after the clause.

Example: "It's going to too expensive" → "It's going to be too expensive."
Example: "I'm going to too after work" → "I'm going to go after work, too."
Example: "The workshop is going to too advanced for beginners" → "The workshop is going to be too advanced for beginners."

Real usage, tone, and similar mistakes

Formal writing: use going to be + adjective for predictions. Conversation allows gonna, but keep be in writing. Watch these related errors:

to vs too: "Are you going to the party?" vs "Are you going to the party too?"
Dropping be after going to: spoken shortcuts may sound fine aloud but look wrong in text.
Misplacing too when you mean "also": "She's going to too excited" → "She's going to be excited, too."

FAQ

Is it 'going to be too' or 'going to too'?

Use "going to be too" for "excessively" (The project is going to be too expensive). "Going to too" is almost always wrong unless "too" means "also" and sits after the clause (I'm going to go, too).

Can I write 'gonna too' in a text?

In casual texting you can write "I'm gonna go too" to mean "also." Do not write "gonna too" before an adjective (gonna too loud → incorrect).

Do I need a hyphen in 'going-to-be-famous'?

Hyphenate only when the entire phrase modifies a noun directly: a going-to-be-famous actor. In a predicative position, write without hyphens: She's going to be famous.

How do I fix 'The seminar is going to too long'?

Add the linking verb: "The seminar is going to be too long." That places be before too + adjective.

Is 'too' interchangeable with 'very' after 'going to be'?

No. Too means "more than desired" or "excessively." Very intensifies without the negative excess. Choose based on meaning: "going to be too expensive" implies a problem; "going to be very expensive" does not.

Want extra confidence before you send it?

If you're unsure, read the full sentence aloud and run it through a grammar checker to spot missing verbs and misplaced adverbs. Use the examples above as templates-swap in your own adjectives or nouns and the pattern will hold.