in progress
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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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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.
Words nearby in progress
In Praise of Folly, in principio, in principle, in print, in private, in progress, in proportion, in propria persona, in public, input, input device
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