proceeding

being in progress or development currently proceeding projects include construction of a new school gym Synonyms of proceeding afoot, ongoingWords Related to proceeding functioning, happening, operating, working; afloat, alive, going; advancing, continuing, gainingNear Antonyms of proceeding receding, regressing, retrogressingAntonyms of proceeding arrested, ended, halted, stalled, stopped

1 a court case for enforcing a right or claim a divorce proceeding Synonyms of proceeding action, lawsuit, suitWords Related to proceeding litigation; case, cause, complaint; counterclaim, countersuit, cross action, cross-claim

2 a usually fixed or ordered series of actions or events leading to a result this is not the haphazard proceeding that it may seem to the casual observer Synonyms of proceeding course, operation, procedure, processWords Related to proceeding drill, routine; fashion, form, manner, method, mode, style, system, technique, way; approach, arrangement, blueprint, design, formula, game plan, ground plan, layout, plan, plot, program, project, recipe, scheme, strategy; accomplishment, achievement, attainment, enterprise, performance, undertaking, work; activity, functioning, movement