Ongoing
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Ongoing is an adjective meaning Continuing, permanent, lasting.
Meaning
Continuing, permanent, lasting.
More Meanings
- Presently or currently happening; being in progress.
- Something that is going on; a happening.
- (rare) present participle and gerund of ongo
Example Sentences
"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.
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.
Word Forms
- on-going
- ongoings
Synonyms for ongoing
Depending on context, synonyms include current.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include current, continued, continuation, continuing, continuity, continually.
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