Ongoing
adjective
Continuing, not finished yet.
There is an ongoing construction project in our neighborhood.
Often appears as...
- ongoing discussions
- ongoing construction
adjective
Happening or developing at present.
The ongoing war has caused many casualties.
Often appears as...
- ongoing crisis
- ongoing research
adjective
Continuing, not finished yet.
There is an ongoing construction project in our neighborhood.
Often appears as...
- ongoing discussions
- ongoing construction
adjective
Happening or developing at present.
The ongoing war has caused many casualties.
Often appears as...
- ongoing crisis
- ongoing research
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Unfinished Action
Use 'ongoing' to emphasize that an action or event hasn't finished yet and continues.
Renovations are ongoing at the old theater.
Pro Tip 2/3Process Emphasis
Highlight the process or progression of something rather than a single point in time.
Ongoing efforts to improve safety have reduced accidents.
Pro Tip 3/3Duration Unclear
The word doesn't specify how long the action has been happening or will continue.
The museum's restoration is an ongoing process.
Pro Tip 1/3Unfinished Action
Use 'ongoing' to emphasize that an action or event hasn't finished yet and continues.
Renovations are ongoing at the old theater.
Pro Tip 2/3Process Emphasis
Highlight the process or progression of something rather than a single point in time.
Ongoing efforts to improve safety have reduced accidents.
Pro Tip 3/3Duration Unclear
The word doesn't specify how long the action has been happening or will continue.
The museum's restoration is an ongoing process.
Pro Tip 1/3Unfinished Action
Use 'ongoing' to emphasize that an action or event hasn't finished yet and continues.
Renovations are ongoing at the old theater.
Pro Tip 2/3Process Emphasis
Highlight the process or progression of something rather than a single point in time.
Ongoing efforts to improve safety have reduced accidents.
Pro Tip 3/3Duration Unclear
The word doesn't specify how long the action has been happening or will continue.
The museum's restoration is an ongoing process.
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There's more to life...
must offer better alternatives. We need to build these pillars within our families and our institutions to help people become their best selves. But living a meaningful life takes work. It's an ongoing process. As each day goes by, we're constantly creating our lives,
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At what moment are you...
What we now know is that life is not contained in some magical substance or spark, but within the ongoing biological processes themselves. And to understand these processes, we need to zoom down to the level of our individual cells. Inside each of these cells,
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Thought-provoking...
by observing many different groups of chimpanzees catcher hopes to compile the world's first chimp dictionary the twycross chimps are a useful group to study there's an ongoing power struggle between the dominant male kip and a young teenage challenger named
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Pterosaurs 101 PIPE...
there is ongoing debate over how some species were able to fly, but similarities in their wing structure and anatomy may offer clues. Pterosaur wings ran along their sides from shoulder to ankle, and each wing was held up and supported by an elongated digit.
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Feedback loops: How...
is a phenomenon called mutual causal interaction, where x affects y, y affects x, and so on, creating an ongoing process called a feedback loop. And the natural world is full of these mechanisms formed by the links between living and nonliving things
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Small Creatures In Need...
ongoing development they have lost insect prey as well as roosting sites which is having a devastating effect on the species so tell us a bit about the process from when you rescue a swift to caring for it to eventually releasing it so when a swift
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Could we survive...
They'd then convert radiation into useful energy while protecting our DNA. This sounds pretty sci-fi, but may actually be achievable with current technology. But technology isn't the only obstacle. There are ongoing debates on the consequences
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Art and architecture...
coming up with design problems the work is speculative and it's fantastic coal and it's about world building but still grounded in a lot of contemporary issues a project that I've been working on recently that is going to be ongoing
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What’s so great about...
creating the world's largest area of freshwater lakes. Over time, channels developed between these basins, and water began to flow in an ongoing exchange that persists to this day. In fact, today, the interconnected Great Lakes
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The Tipping Point PIPE...
currently it is our ongoing emissions that are driving global temperatures up but if tipping points are crossed that could spiral beyond human control if we imagine a map of the world it
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There's more to life...
must offer better alternatives. We need to build these pillars within our families and our institutions to help people become their best selves. But living a meaningful life takes work. It's an ongoing process. As each day goes by, we're constantly creating our lives,
Video examples
At what moment are you...
What we now know is that life is not contained in some magical substance or spark, but within the ongoing biological processes themselves. And to understand these processes, we need to zoom down to the level of our individual cells. Inside each of these cells,
Video examples
Thought-provoking...
by observing many different groups of chimpanzees catcher hopes to compile the world's first chimp dictionary the twycross chimps are a useful group to study there's an ongoing power struggle between the dominant male kip and a young teenage challenger named
Video examples
Pterosaurs 101 PIPE...
there is ongoing debate over how some species were able to fly, but similarities in their wing structure and anatomy may offer clues. Pterosaur wings ran along their sides from shoulder to ankle, and each wing was held up and supported by an elongated digit.
Video examples
Feedback loops: How...
is a phenomenon called mutual causal interaction, where x affects y, y affects x, and so on, creating an ongoing process called a feedback loop. And the natural world is full of these mechanisms formed by the links between living and nonliving things
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Small Creatures In Need...
ongoing development they have lost insect prey as well as roosting sites which is having a devastating effect on the species so tell us a bit about the process from when you rescue a swift to caring for it to eventually releasing it so when a swift
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Could we survive...
They'd then convert radiation into useful energy while protecting our DNA. This sounds pretty sci-fi, but may actually be achievable with current technology. But technology isn't the only obstacle. There are ongoing debates on the consequences
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Art and architecture...
coming up with design problems the work is speculative and it's fantastic coal and it's about world building but still grounded in a lot of contemporary issues a project that I've been working on recently that is going to be ongoing
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What’s so great about...
creating the world's largest area of freshwater lakes. Over time, channels developed between these basins, and water began to flow in an ongoing exchange that persists to this day. In fact, today, the interconnected Great Lakes
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The Tipping Point PIPE...
currently it is our ongoing emissions that are driving global temperatures up but if tipping points are crossed that could spiral beyond human control if we imagine a map of the world it
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Eckhart Tolle
German Speaker
I don't believe in an outside agent that creates the world, then walks away. But I feel very strongly there is an intelligence at work in every flower, in every blade of grass, in every cell of my body. And it is that intelligence that, I wouldn't say created the universe. It is creating the universe. It's an ongoing process.
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Ivanka Trump
American Businesswoman
I pretty much only drink water, Tazo passion tea, or coffee with half and half, and it's an ongoing joke in the office that I never have less than three glasses of water and some form of tea or coffee in front of me.
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Joe Walsh
American Musician
We are at war, and it's ongoing, and there's no end in sight. More and more guys are coming back from it, and the transition back to civilian life is almost too big a mountain to climb.
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John Battelle
American Businessman
Only a consistent, ongoing, deep experience can make a lasting media brand: one that has a commitment from a core community and the respect of a larger reading public.
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Hans-Ulrich Obrist
Swiss Critic
I have many intense friendships with artists. I don't mean we have intense one-day conversations but ongoing conversations that last in some cases for years.
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John Logan
American Producer
The themes, ideas and the characters from 'Skyfall' can obviously continue on, because it is a franchise, and it is an ongoing story.
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John Slattery
American Actor
I think the ongoing discussion of the world of advertising is, 'Where is the soul in advertising?
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Mark Waid
American Writer
Every ongoing character has to start somewhere.
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D. J. MacHale
American Writer
My life is an ongoing, ever changing adventure.
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Stefanie Powers
American Actress
Life is just an ongoing process.
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Eckhart Tolle
German Speaker
I don't believe in an outside agent that creates the world, then walks away. But I feel very strongly there is an intelligence at work in every flower, in every blade of grass, in every cell of my body. And it is that intelligence that, I wouldn't say created the universe. It is creating the universe. It's an ongoing process.
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Ivanka Trump
American Businesswoman
I pretty much only drink water, Tazo passion tea, or coffee with half and half, and it's an ongoing joke in the office that I never have less than three glasses of water and some form of tea or coffee in front of me.
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Joe Walsh
American Musician
We are at war, and it's ongoing, and there's no end in sight. More and more guys are coming back from it, and the transition back to civilian life is almost too big a mountain to climb.
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John Battelle
American Businessman
Only a consistent, ongoing, deep experience can make a lasting media brand: one that has a commitment from a core community and the respect of a larger reading public.
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Hans-Ulrich Obrist
Swiss Critic
I have many intense friendships with artists. I don't mean we have intense one-day conversations but ongoing conversations that last in some cases for years.
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John Logan
American Producer
The themes, ideas and the characters from 'Skyfall' can obviously continue on, because it is a franchise, and it is an ongoing story.
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John Slattery
American Actor
I think the ongoing discussion of the world of advertising is, 'Where is the soul in advertising?
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Mark Waid
American Writer
Every ongoing character has to start somewhere.
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D. J. MacHale
American Writer
My life is an ongoing, ever changing adventure.
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Stefanie Powers
American Actress
Life is just an ongoing process.
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