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]

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Example Sentences

This critical aspect of the plan is clearly still a work in progress.

From BBC

She is the only one of them facing deportation - her husband is a permanent resident, her daughter is a US citizen and her son has a green card application in progress.

From BBC

My handstand was a work in progress, and I had to fail, publicly and frequently, if I ever wanted to hold it.

From Salon

My handstand was a work in progress, and I had to fail, publicly and frequently, if I ever wanted to hold it.

From Salon

But police often say they still feel outgunned and ill-prepared — struggling to balance demands that they avoid using force against the knowledge that at any moment they could be called to stop a mass killing in progress.

From Washington Post

Related Words

• continuing
• current
• growing
• open-ended
• successful