ongoing
adjective
- go on: occur, continue
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ɒnˈɡəʊ.ɪŋ/ / /ɔnˈɡəwɪŋ/ / /ɑnˈɡoʊ.ɪŋ/
adj
Etymology: From on + going, related to the phrasal verb go on.
- Continuing, permanent, lasting.
“"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.”
- Presently or currently happening; being in progress.
noun
Etymology: From on + going, related to the phrasal verb go on.
- 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
Etymology: From on + going, related to the phrasal verb go on.
- present participle and gerund of ongo