Definitions

in progress

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begun adj.
current adj.
ongoing adj.
underway adj.

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

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in progress

Epoch-making, however, is a work in progress, with its ups and downs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

Leon Osman: Liverpool are a work in progress.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

Their divide is far more soluble than that of the underlying conflict in the Middle East, but bridging it still remains a work in progress.

From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026

SAN FRANCISCO—Alex Sorenson and Lizzie Silvers were about to tie the knot at an outdoor ceremony when a group of tipsy young men stumbled in out of the gloom, tittering at discovering nuptials in progress.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

“Two-part. You are watching an old movie on TV, a movie from before the war. It shows a banquet in progress; the guests are enjoying raw oysters.”

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick

in progress

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