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

Several measures expected to help mountain lions are in place or in progress, including a gargantuan wildlife crossing being constructed over the 101 Freeway and a law that requires cities to consider connectivity in their land-use plans.

From Los Angeles Times

And while their evolution and adoption are still very much a work in progress, the sense that they are “nowhere” has passed.

From The Wall Street Journal

Those are a work in progress, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal

It has not been a picture-perfect romance all the way through — and it’s still a work in progress — but as he’s approaching 40, he’s doing much better.

From MarketWatch

Washington’s personal study is still a work in progress.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

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