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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]

Example Sentences

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For now, it remains a work in progress.

From Barron's • May 7, 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

The community garden, which is a work in progress, will be made up of three separate spaces to include raised plant beds with disabled access, flower beds and benches.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

We asked courts to recognize that such a judgment cannot rationally be passed on children below a certain age because they are unfinished products, human works in progress.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

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