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iba a funcionar

was going to work

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phrase Rare #41,324
was going to work Describes something that was expected or predicted to work.
SP: Pensé que iba a funcionar.
EN: I thought it was going to work.

Parecía que iba a funcionar el plan pero falló en el último paso.

It seemed like the plan was going to work, but it failed at the last step.

"La última noche"jamás iba a funcionar.

“The Last Night” was never going to work.

— Cuestión de tiempo (2013)

Además no sabía cómo iba a funcionar con la madame.

Besides, I didn't know how things were going to work out with the madam.

— Вор (1997)

Te dije que iba a funcionar.

I told you it was going to work.

Realmente pensaste que eso iba a funcionar?

Did you really think that was going to work?

Yo dije que no iba a funcionar esto.

I said this wasn't going to work.

— Tropa de Élite 2 (2010)

Te dije que esto no iba a funcionar.

I told you this wasn't going to work.

— Marty Supremo (2025)