ongoing
adjective
on·go·ing
ˈȯn-ˌgō-iŋ 
ˈän-,
-ˌgȯ(-)iŋ
1
a
: being actually in process
ongoing research
b
: continuing
The investigation is ongoing.
2
: continuously moving forward : growing
the long ongoing history of medicine
Examples of ongoing in a Sentence
the ongoing events at the school
ongoing efforts to find a cure for the disease
There is an ongoing debate over the issue.
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This analysis of an innovative AI breakthrough is part of my ongoing Forbes column coverage on the latest in AI, including identifying and explaining various impactful AI complexities (see the link here).
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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025
The following year, due to the ongoing war situation in Ukraine, the Contest was hosted in Liverpool, UK.
—Caroline Frost, Deadline, 4 May 2025
Upon cross-examination, the defense continued challenging the memory of witnesses against Read by pointing out inconsistencies between testimony given to the grand jury, in the first trial and on the stand at the ongoing trial.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 3 May 2025
The Belmont Stakes is being held in Saratoga Springs, New York, for the second consecutive year due to ongoing construction the race’s typical venue of Belmont Park in Elmont, New York.
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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025
The following year, due to the ongoing war situation in Ukraine, the Contest was hosted in Liverpool, UK.
—Caroline Frost, Deadline, 4 May 2025
Upon cross-examination, the defense continued challenging the memory of witnesses against Read by pointing out inconsistencies between testimony given to the grand jury, in the first trial and on the stand at the ongoing trial.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 3 May 2025
The Belmont Stakes is being held in Saratoga Springs, New York, for the second consecutive year due to ongoing construction the race’s typical venue of Belmont Park in Elmont, New York.
—Kevin Dotson, CNN Money, 3 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for ongoing
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“Ongoing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ongoing. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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ongoing
adjective
on·go·ing
ˈȯn-ˌgō-iŋ
ˈän-
: being in progress or movement
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