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ongoing

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English

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Alternative forms

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  • on-going is non-standard

Etymology

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From on +‎ going, related to the phrasal verb go on.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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ongoing (not comparable)

  1. Continuing, permanent, lasting.
    • 2020 August 12, Andrew Mourant, “The tide is turning for a Victorian wonder”, in Rail, page 50:
      "Major refurbishments will be made over the next ten years. We have nine wooden viaducts along the line - it's an ongoing programme," he says.
  2. Presently or currently happening; being in progress.

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Noun

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ongoing (plural ongoings)

  1. Something that is going on; a happening.
    • 1961, Floyd H. Allport, Theories of perception and the concept of structure:
      We shall not be concerned here with the specific electrical or chemical changes that take place, but only with the fact of continuous ongoings as one of the elements for building a format of dynamic structure.

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Verb

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ongoing

  1. (rare) present participle and gerund of ongo

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