WIP

or W.I.P.

1. work in process.
2. work in progress.

Example Sentences

There are many people who omit the aspirate in most words which begin with wh; as white, whip, &c. which they pronounce wite, wip.

From Project Gutenberg

Arrived at the stable, the travellers were requested to wait there while Youth went to find his father and "borry a wip."

From Project Gutenberg

Dey ced dey could wip two ob you, but I guess one ob you could wip two ob dem.

From Project Gutenberg

More About WIP

What does WIP mean?

Wip is a common misspelling of whip. As an abbreviation, WIP most commonly means “work in progress” or “work in process.”

WIP is often used on social media to indicate that one is presenting unfinished artwork. In this case, it is often left uncapitalized (wip) or used as a hashtag (#wip or #WIP). In other contexts, it is sometimes spelled with periods: W.I.P. 

Example: This drawing is a WIP—it’ll look better when it’s done!

Where does WIP come from?

WIP has been used as an abbreviation for “work in progress” since at least the 1960s. Since it is often pronounced as a word (whip), it is considered an acronym.

For something unfinished to be labeled as a WIP, it usually has to be a project of some kind: a novel, musical album, art project, business proposal, garment, app, and so on. (You wouldn’t call a half-eaten doughnut a work in progress, unless you were trying to be funny.)

The person working on the WIP typically has the intention of finishing it. However, calling something a WIP usually means it will be finished over a course of time—that is, it’s often unknown when it will be finished.

In technical manufacturing terms, WIPs are in the stage between raw materials and finished goods. (Yes, it would be more precise to say WsIP, but no one has time for that, especially with all these projects that need finishing!)

As an acronym, WIP has many other meanings, like “Wireless Internet Protocol,” but none are nearly as common as “work in progress” or “work in process.”

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What are some other forms of WIP?

• W.I.P. (alternate acronym spelling)

What are some synonyms for WIP?

• work in progress
• work in process
• unfinished project

What are some words that share a root or word element with WIP? 

 

• work
• progress

What are some words that often get used in discussing WIP?

• project
• unfinished
• half
• halfway
• art
• novel
• music

What are some words WIP may be commonly confused with?

• whip

How is WIP used in real life?

WIP is commonly used online to mean “work in progress” when presenting or discussing artistic work that’s not done yet.

How's everyone doing #WritingCommunity? What was the last thing you researched for your #wip? Mine was black holes 👀

— Amy Marsden (@AmyMarsden12) February 26, 2020

I wrote the first several chapters of my WIP by hand, in pencil, in an A4 daybook. I typed up the first few chapters, decided to get on with subsequent ones and left the rest to transcribe later. I just looked. I have 27 pages full of notes to type. I've only done half.

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— Update 2.0 Released. (@Gabriel_Writes) February 17, 2020

small wip pic.twitter.com/kpF2p4U8iP

— jmw327 (@jmw327) February 25, 2020

 

 

Try using WIP?

Which of the following things would the acronym WIP most likely be applied to?

A. a half-eaten sandwich
B. a school art project that still needs to be painted
C. a completely finished and published software program