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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The preparations for this season are ongoing, the latest coming in the Hornets’ 122-116 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder at Paycom Center.
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Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 12 Oct. 2025
Castanha discusses the survival and resistance of Indigenous peoples in Borikén in the face of Spanish colonization, emphasizing their ongoing cultural practices and political activism, particularly among the Jíbaro (or Boricua).
—JSTOR Daily, 11 Oct. 2025
The company initiated the recall after genetic testing found a strain of listeria bacteria in prepared chicken fettuccine and meatball pasta products that matched a strain of bacteria that has been implicated in an ongoing listeria outbreak since August 2024.
—Amy McCarthy, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
The nor’easter will also contribute to ongoing beach erosion in the state’s Outer Banks, where at least nine unoccupied homes have collapsed into the Atlantic since September 30 due to intense wave action and erosion from recent storms.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025
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Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 12 Oct. 2025
Castanha discusses the survival and resistance of Indigenous peoples in Borikén in the face of Spanish colonization, emphasizing their ongoing cultural practices and political activism, particularly among the Jíbaro (or Boricua).
—JSTOR Daily, 11 Oct. 2025
The company initiated the recall after genetic testing found a strain of listeria bacteria in prepared chicken fettuccine and meatball pasta products that matched a strain of bacteria that has been implicated in an ongoing listeria outbreak since August 2024.
—Amy McCarthy, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
The nor’easter will also contribute to ongoing beach erosion in the state’s Outer Banks, where at least nine unoccupied homes have collapsed into the Atlantic since September 30 due to intense wave action and erosion from recent storms.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for ongoing
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“Ongoing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ongoing. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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ongoing
adjective
on·go·ing
ˈȯn-ˌgō-iŋ
ˈän-
: being in progress or movement
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