ongoing
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ongoing
- /ɒnˈɡəʊ.ɪŋ/ UK
- /ɔnˈɡəwɪŋ/ British, Southern, Standard
- /ɑnˈɡoʊ.ɪŋ/ Northern US, cot caught merger
- /ɔnˈɡoʊ.ɪŋ/
- /ɔnˈɡəʉ.ɪŋ/ Australia
- /ɒnˈɡɐʉ.əŋ/ New Zealand
- [ɔ̟nˈɡɐʉ̯.əŋ] New Zealand
- /ɒnˈɡəʊ.ɪŋɡ/ Midlands, Northern England
- /ɔnˈɡo.ɪŋ/ Scotland
- /ɒnˈɡoː.ɪŋ/ Wales
Where it comes from
From on + going, related to the phrasal verb go on.
adjective on-going
- Continuing, permanent, lasting. "Major refurbishments will be made over the next ten years. We have nine wooden viaducts along the line - it's an ongoing programme," he says.
- Presently or currently happening; being in progress.
noun ongoings · on-going
- Something that is going on; a happening. We shall not be concerned here with the specific electrical or chemical changes that take place, but only with the fact of continuous ongoings as one of the elements for building a format of dynamic structure.
verb on-going
- present participle and gerund of ongo
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: current, in progress, continued, continuation, continuing, continuity, continually, perennial, permanently, perpetual, enduring, lasting, ever-present, round-the-clock, always, sustained
Translations
Every language
adj continuing, permanent
| Español | continuo, continuante |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 지속적인 jisokjeogin |
| Português | contínuo, em curso, em andamento |
| Français | continuel, permanent, continu |
| Deutsch | ständig, permanent, andauernd, anhaltend, immerwährend, fortlaufend |
| Italiano | continuo |
| Română | neîntrerupt, continuu, necontenit |
| Русский | постоя́нный postojánnyj, непреры́вный neprerývnyj, продолжа́ющийся prodolžájuščijsja |
adj presently or currently happening; being in progress
| Español | actual, en progreso, en curso, en desarrollo, presente, corriente |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 진행중인 jinhaengjung'in |
| 中文 | 進行中的 /进行中的 jìnxíng zhōng de |
| Português | em andamento, corrente, em curso |
| Français | actuel, en cours |
| Deutsch | laufend, gegenwärtig stattfindend, derzeitig stattfindend |
| Italiano | attuale, in corso |
| Русский | происходя́щий в настоя́щее вре́мя proisxodjáščij v nastojáščeje vrémja |
Talk about this word "ongoing." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ongoing. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. ongoing. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ongoing "ongoing." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ongoing.Cite this
@misc{ongoing_2026,
title = {ongoing},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ongoing},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
