in-process

adjective

: of, relating to, or being goods in manufacture as distinguished from raw materials or from finished products

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In pharmaceutical, food processing, and chemical manufacturing, real-time in-process monitoring has been standard practice for decades. Peter Su, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026 Opponents of the trailer bill — including a former attorney general — say about 30,000 permanently disabled workers, many of whom have waited years to have their cases adjudicated, would see their in-process claims effectively canceled under Newsom’s plan. Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 28 May 2026 The voluntary prepackaged Chapter 11 case was filed in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas, with the company’s lenders agreeing to provide $75 million in debtor-in-process financing. Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 20 May 2026 The company cited significant in-process research and development and financing costs related to several major transactions. Lisa Kailai Han,davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 8 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for in-process

Word History

First Known Use

1925, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of in-process was in 1925

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“In-process.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in-process. Accessed 16 Jul. 2026.

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