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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Multiple spills — including the 1997 Torch/Platform Irene spill, the 2007 San Francisco Bay Cosco Busan bunker fuel spill, and the 2021 Huntington Beach pipeline leak — have reinforced California’s argument that expanded drilling and aging pipelines pose ongoing environmental risks.
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James Ward, USA Today, 15 May 2026
There have been no arrests, and the investigation remains ongoing as cops review surveillance footage of who went to the roof of the building.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 14 May 2026
Going back to September 2024, legal fees in the ongoing dispute with Giovannini have reached $4,200.
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The measure applies only to the Senate, not the House, highlighting ongoing tensions between the two chambers over responsibility for funding the federal government.
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James Ward, USA Today, 15 May 2026
There have been no arrests, and the investigation remains ongoing as cops review surveillance footage of who went to the roof of the building.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 14 May 2026
Going back to September 2024, legal fees in the ongoing dispute with Giovannini have reached $4,200.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2026
The measure applies only to the Senate, not the House, highlighting ongoing tensions between the two chambers over responsibility for funding the federal government.
—Joey Cappelletti, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
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“Ongoing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ongoing. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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ongoing
adjective
on·go·ing
ˈȯn-ˌgō-iŋ
ˈän-
: being in progress or movement
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