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work-in-progress

British  

noun

  1. accounting the value of work begun but not completed, as shown in a profit-and-loss account

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I am experiencing a work-in-progress segment of the multimedia documentary “Out of the Ashes,” which will be previewed Friday evening at a Music Center event demonstrating how emerging technologies can help people process collective experiences such as the L.A. fires.

From Los Angeles Times

The first chapters of his work-in-progress shock, frighten and anger his wife, Wendy, when she secretly reads them: “Thom was writing some version of their own story. . . . And their story wasn’t for books.”

From The Wall Street Journal

I played a work-in-progress version of the game when I visited Sports Interactive in October, and since then, I've been playing a "beta" version.

From BBC

Guests heard the band’s newest work-in-progress while wearing blindfolds.

From Los Angeles Times

His slider was a work-in-progress, leaving him without a reliable third pitch.

From Los Angeles Times