PASSING

verb

1. To change place.
2. To change in state or status
3. To move through time.

noun

1. Death, dying; the end of something.
2. The fact of going past; a movement from one place to another or a change from one state to another.
3. The act of approving a bill etc.

adjective

1. That passes away; ephemeral.
2. Pre-eminent, excellent, extreme.
3. Vague, cursory.