ongoing
adjective
on·go·ing
ˈȯn-ˌgō-iŋ 
ˈän-,
-ˌgȯ(-)iŋ
1
a
: being actually in process
ongoing research
b
: continuing
The investigation is ongoing.
2
: continuously moving forward : growing
the long ongoing history of medicine
Examples of ongoing in a Sentence
the ongoing events at the school
ongoing efforts to find a cure for the disease
There is an ongoing debate over the issue.
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In an ongoing effort to reduce carbon emissions, the industry began to embrace the use of eco-friendly materials, including such remarkable products as self-healing concrete and cross-laminated timber.
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Michael Pink, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
Most cases in the ongoing outbreak have been reported in Texas, but cases have also been diagnosed in California, Alaska, Kentucky, Georgia, New Mexico, and New Jersey.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
During a few of Trump’s prior State of the Union addresses, female politicians including Nancy Pelosi donned all-white ensembles as a nod to the women’s suffragette movement and the ongoing fight for gender equality.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 5 Mar. 2025
Ratcliffe later added that the U.S. still intends to work with Ukraine in the ongoing confrontation against Russia.
—Graham Kates, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2025
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Michael Pink, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
Most cases in the ongoing outbreak have been reported in Texas, but cases have also been diagnosed in California, Alaska, Kentucky, Georgia, New Mexico, and New Jersey.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
During a few of Trump’s prior State of the Union addresses, female politicians including Nancy Pelosi donned all-white ensembles as a nod to the women’s suffragette movement and the ongoing fight for gender equality.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 5 Mar. 2025
Ratcliffe later added that the U.S. still intends to work with Ukraine in the ongoing confrontation against Russia.
—Graham Kates, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2025
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“Ongoing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ongoing. Accessed 11 Mar. 2025.
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ongoing
adjective
on·go·ing
ˈȯn-ˌgō-iŋ
ˈän-
: being in progress or movement
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