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Definitions

in progress

ADJECTIVE
begun
Synonyms
STRONG
going happening initiated proceeding working
WEAK
in motion in process operational operative under way
Antonyms
WEAK
latent prospective
ADJECTIVE
current
Synonyms
STRONGEST
modern ongoing present prevailing
STRONG
fad general in instant mod now ruling swinging
WEAK
accepted accustomed afoot circulating common knowledge customary cutting-edge doing existent extant fashionable going around hot in circulation in the mainstream in the news in use in vogue leading-edge on the front burner popular present-day prevalent rampant regnant rife state-of-the-art topical trendy up-to-date widespread
Antonyms
WEAK
antiquated old old-fashioned past uncommon uncontemporary
ADJECTIVE
ongoing
Synonyms
STRONGEST
continuing current growing open-ended successful
WEAK
advancing developing evolving extant heading in process marching progressing unfinished unfolding
Antonyms
WEAK
incontinuous infrequent intermittent stopping
ADJECTIVE
underway
Synonyms
STRONGEST
afoot ongoing
WEAK
advancing begun commenced initiated moving started undertaken
Antonyms
WEAK
halted stopped

Example Sentences

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In other words, the White House is a work in progress, like American democracy itself.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Blue Origin said Thursday that its designs for Project Sunrise’s satellites are still a work in progress.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026

When we watch movies, we’re being plunked into a story already in progress.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2026

And yet it remains a work in progress.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

The meeting was already in progress as Miss Winthrop and I slipped into our seats.

From "The Lions of Little Rock" by Kristin Levine