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ongoing

on·go·ing
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [on-goh-ing, awn-]
    • /ˈɒnˌgoʊ ɪŋ, ˈɔn-/
    • /ˈɒŋˌɡəʊ.ɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [on-goh-ing, awn-]
    • /ˈɒnˌgoʊ ɪŋ, ˈɔn-/

Definitions of ongoing word

  • adjective ongoing continuing without termination or interruption: ongoing research projects. 1
  • noun ongoing Continuing; still in progress. 1
  • adjective ongoing continuing 1
  • adjective ongoing An ongoing situation has been happening for quite a long time and seems likely to continue for some time in the future. 0
  • adjective ongoing actually in progress 0
  • adjective ongoing continually moving forward; developing 0

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Origin of ongoing

First appearance:

before 1855
One of the 30% newest English words
1855-60; on + going, after the verb phrase go on

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Ongoing

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

ongoing popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

ongoing usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for ongoing

adjective ongoing

  • continuing — not ended; ongoing
  • constant — You use constant to describe something that happens all the time or is always there.
  • rolling — a document of paper, parchment, or the like, that is or may be rolled up, as for storing; scroll.
  • current — A current is a steady and continuous flowing movement of some of the water in a river, lake, or sea.
  • in progress — a movement toward a goal or to a further or higher stage: the progress of a student toward a degree.

noun ongoing

  • progress — a movement toward a goal or to a further or higher stage: the progress of a student toward a degree.
  • ontogeny — the development or developmental history of an individual organism.
  • upgrowth — the process of growing up; development: the upgrowth of nuclear science.
  • maturation — the act or process of maturating.
  • development — Development is the gradual growth or formation of something.

Antonyms for ongoing

adjective ongoing

  • infrequent — happening or occurring at long intervals or rarely: infrequent visits.
  • intermittent — stopping or ceasing for a time; alternately ceasing and beginning again: an intermittent pain.
  • stopping — the act of stopping.

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