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

From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026

Instead of gathering people in a room to give feedback on a work in progress, for example, creators could use AI personas to test how their movie or TV show will play with different audiences.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

With the closer role firmly defined for the first time since Kenley Jansen was on the team in 2021, how the rest of the bullpen falls into place remains a work in progress.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026

When we watch movies, we’re being plunked into a story already in progress.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2026

They were works in progress, malleable, and could be set on the right path if the law behaved like a stem but loving parent rather than as an instrument of punishment.

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater

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