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Synonyms

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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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

In other words, the White House is a work in progress, like American democracy itself.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

And yet, charity efforts to support residents affected by the flooding are already in progress.

From Salon • Mar. 22, 2026

Blue Origin said Thursday that its designs for Project Sunrise’s satellites are still a work in progress.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026

At both the social and verbal levels, in short, an American nation remained a precarious and highly problematic project—at best a work in progress.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

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