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ongoing

/ˈɑnˌɡoʊɪŋ/

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What does ongoing mean?

adjective

  1. Continuing, permanent, lasting.
  2. Presently or currently happening; being in progress.

noun

  1. Something that is going on; a happening.
More meanings (1)

verb

  1. (rare) present participle and gerund of ongo

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈɑnˌɡoʊɪŋ/

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

Other dictionary pronunciations

/ˈɔnˌɡoʊɪŋ/
CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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Castro has complained that the ongoing CEMA reform process has interfered with the regular flow of goods to Cuba.
United States. Central Intelligence AgencyThe 1990 CIA World FactbookProject Gutenberg ebook #14
Spanish economists believe that structural adjustments due to the ongoing integration of the European market are likely to lead to more displaced workers.
United States. Central Intelligence AgencyThe 1992 CIA World FactbookProject Gutenberg ebook #48
More book examples (2)
How sadly unlike the whole-hearted ongoing of the seeker after gold is this partial, compulsory mountaineering!—as if the mountain treasuries contained nothing better than gold!
John MuirSteep TrailsProject Gutenberg ebook #326
The very nature of experience as an ongoing, changing process forbids.
John DeweyDemocracy and Education: An Introduction to the Philosophy of EducationProject Gutenberg ebook #852