Ongoing

adj, noun, verb

adj, noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Something that is going on; a happening.

    "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."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of ongo form-of, gerund, participle, present, rare
Adjective
  1. 1
    Continuing, permanent, lasting. not-comparable

    ""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. 2
    Presently or currently happening; being in progress. not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    currently happening wordnet

Example

More examples

"United States shale gas production is one of the worst ongoing ecological disasters."

Etymology

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

Related phrases

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