in progress

Idioms  

1. Going on, under way, happening, as in She's got another book in progress, or The game was already in progress when I tuned in. [c. 1600]

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Example Sentences

For now, it remains a work in progress.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

At 14:15 a gym class was in progress, a restaurant was preparing food, and a barber was mid-cut.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

Times investigative reporter Kim Christensen and then-colleague Ben Poston, California’s promised reforms are still, inexplicably, a work in progress.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026

But there is something deeply satisfying about opening the fridge and seeing your future, already in progress.

From Salon • Apr. 21, 2026

A meeting was in progress in the room.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston

Related Words

• continuing
• current
• growing
• open-ended
• successful