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Definition of ongoing adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

ongoing

adjective
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/ˈɒnɡəʊɪŋ/
 
/ˈɑːnɡəʊɪŋ/
[usually before noun]
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  1. continuing to exist or develop
    • an ongoing debate/discussion/process
    • The police investigation is ongoing.
    • Training is part of our ongoing career development program.
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryOngoing is used with these nouns:
    • basis
    • battle
    • campaign
    • …
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See ongoing in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee ongoing in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English
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