ongoing

ongoing
Synonyms and related words:
Brownian movement, accidental, accompanying, acting, active, ado, advance, advancement, advancing, afloat, afoot, ameliorative, anabasis, angular motion, ascending, ascent, at work, axial motion, backflowing, backing, backward motion, bettering, career, ceaseless, circumstantial, climbing, constant, continual, continued, continuing, continuous, course, current, descending, descent, developing, development, doing, downward motion, drift, driftage, ebbing, endless, eventuating, evolving, flight, flow, flux, forward, forward motion, forward-looking, forwardal, forwarding, functional, functioning, furtherance, furthering, go-ahead, going, going on, growing, growth, happening, headway, improving, in exercise, in force, in hand, in operation, in play, in practice, in process, in the wind, in the works, inaction, incidental, interminable, looking up, march, meliorative, mending, mounting, moving, oblique motion, occasional, occurring, on, on foot, on the fire, on the lift, on the mend, oncoming, onrush, onward, onward course, operating, operational, passage, passing, perpetual, persistent, plunging, prevailing, prevalent, proceeding, proficiency, progress, progressing, progression, progressive, progressiveness, promotion, radial motion, random motion, reflowing, refluence, reflux, regression, relentless, resultant, retrogression, rising, rolling, rolling on, run, running, rush, set, sideward motion, sinking, soaring, sternway, stream, subsiding, successive, taking place, traject, trajet, travel, trend, unbroken, under way, unending, unfolding, uninterrupted, upward motion, way, working

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  • ongoing — First recorded in 1877, this adjective gained such widespread currency in the 1950s and later that it quickly attracted criticism as a vogue word, and, especially in the phrase ongoing situation, as a cliché on a par with at the end of the day… …   Modern English usage

  • ongoing — on go ing, a. Occurring at present; progressing; in progress; continuing; not {past}, {completed}, or {future}; as, an ongoing petition drive; an ongoing effort. [PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Ongoing — On go ing, n. The act of going forward; progress; (pl.) affairs; business; current events. [1913 Webster] The common ongoings of this our commonplace world, and everyday life. Prof. Wilson. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • ongoing — index chronic, live (existing), open ended, progressive (going forward), protracted Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • ongoing — (adj.) also on going, 1877, from ON (Cf. on) + going (see GO (Cf. go)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • ongoing — [adj] continuous advancing, continuing, current, developing, evolving, extant, growing, heading, in process, in progress, marching, open ended, progressing, successful, unfinished, unfolding; concepts 482,798 Ant. incontinuous, infrequent,… …   New thesaurus

  • ongoing — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ continuing; still in progress …   English terms dictionary

  • ongoing — [än′gō΄iŋ] adj. that is going on, or actually in process; continuing, progressing, etc …   English World dictionary

  • ongoing — 01. There is an [ongoing] dispute between the two countries regarding fishing rights off the coast. 02. Evaluation of students progress in English is [ongoing] throughout the session. 03. The people of Iraq are receiving [ongoing] assistance to… …   Grammatical examples in English

  • ongoing — on|go|ing [ˈɔnˌgəuıŋ US ˈa:nˌgouıŋ, ˈo:n ] adj continuing, or continuing to develop ▪ their ongoing search for a new director ▪ ongoing negotiations ▪ The discussions are still ongoing. →go on at ↑go1 …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • ongoing — [[t]ɒ̱ngo͟ʊɪŋ[/t]] ADJ An ongoing situation has been happening for quite a long time and seems likely to continue for some time in the future. There is an ongoing debate on the issue... That research is ongoing …   English dictionary

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