ongoing
adjective
on·go·ing
ˈȯn-ˌgō-iŋ 
ˈän-,
-ˌgȯ(-)iŋ
1
a
: being actually in process
ongoing research
b
: continuing
The investigation is ongoing.
2
: continuously moving forward : growing
the long ongoing history of medicine
Examples of ongoing in a Sentence
the ongoing events at the school
ongoing efforts to find a cure for the disease
There is an ongoing debate over the issue.
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Police have declared there is no ongoing threat to public safety but emphasized that the shooting remains under active investigation.
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Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
Mahtomedi High School officials canceled Friday night’s football game against Bloomington Kennedy, saying the Washington County Sheriff’s Office had advised them to do so due to ongoing law enforcement activity in the area.
—Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 20 Sep. 2025
On the front lines of what Glassdoor chief economist Daniel Zhao describes as an ongoing burnout crisis, millennial managers are forging new models of empathy and flexibility, but often at significant personal cost.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2025
The issue of Christian evangelists in Dearborn has been ongoing over the past 16 years involving lawsuits in various cases, including one where a group of Christians won $300,000 in a settlement after they were arrested by Dearborn police.
—Niraj Warikoo, Freep.com, 20 Sep. 2025
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Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
Mahtomedi High School officials canceled Friday night’s football game against Bloomington Kennedy, saying the Washington County Sheriff’s Office had advised them to do so due to ongoing law enforcement activity in the area.
—Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 20 Sep. 2025
On the front lines of what Glassdoor chief economist Daniel Zhao describes as an ongoing burnout crisis, millennial managers are forging new models of empathy and flexibility, but often at significant personal cost.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2025
The issue of Christian evangelists in Dearborn has been ongoing over the past 16 years involving lawsuits in various cases, including one where a group of Christians won $300,000 in a settlement after they were arrested by Dearborn police.
—Niraj Warikoo, Freep.com, 20 Sep. 2025
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“Ongoing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ongoing. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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ongoing
adjective
on·go·ing
ˈȯn-ˌgō-iŋ
ˈän-
: being in progress or movement
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