in progress

Idioms and Phrases

Going on, under way, happening, as in She's got another book in progress , or The game was already in progress when I tuned in . [c. 1600]

Example Sentences

The actor sees himself as a work in progress.

From Los Angeles Times

The government has said it cannot comment while the inquiry is in progress.

From BBC

The event has passed weddings in progress, film crews shooting, even buildings on fire.

From Los Angeles Times

I interviewed Rivers in San Francisco when she was workshopping a theater project and had lunch with her the following year after I reviewed her play “Joan Rivers: A Work in Progress by a Life in Progress” at the Geffen Playhouse.

From Los Angeles Times

She said a post-mortem examination is in progress and adjourned the inquest while the police investigation was ongoing.

From BBC

Related Words

• continuing
• current
• growing
• open-ended
• successful