work-in-progress

British

noun

accounting the value of work begun but not completed, as shown in a profit-and-loss account

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Work is probably the best word to describe the state of Spieth’s game these days: Work in progress, a lot of work, a workplace hazard.

From Golf Digest • Jan. 31, 2020

Work in progress … Richard Rogers at his office in Fulham.

From The Guardian • Jul. 11, 2013

Work in progress The commission offices in the world's capitals are being converted into EU embassies - a process expected to take years.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2010

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