work in progress
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work in progress
noun works in progress · work-in-progress
- Work that has been started, but is not complete. All the efforts to make a New Man are still work in progress.
- A project that has been started but is not complete. Reorganizing my office is a work in progress.
- Something that is in the process of improving. They remain a work in progress but in a match many felt would see the new Arsenal's flaws exposed, Emery and his players can regard this as a highly satisfactory result and performance.
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A portion of inventory that represents goods which are no longer salable as raw materials, but not yet salable as finished goods, work in process.
Work in progress has dramatically declined due to reduced production cycle times.
Similar: work in process
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noun work
| Español | trabajando en ello |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | laufende Arbeiten, in Bearbeitung |
Talk about this word "work in progress." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/work%20in%20progress. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. work in progress. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/work%20in%20progress "work in progress." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/work%20in%20progress.Cite this
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