adjective · neutral

ongoing

UK/ˈɒŋɡəʊɪŋ/US/ˈɑːnˌɡoʊɪŋ/ON·go·ing

Band 5-6task2speaking

continuing to happen or exist at the present time

Examples

There are ongoing discussions about changing the exam format.

The ongoing maintenance work has affected traffic near the university.

Researchers are studying the ongoing effects of air pollution on children's health.

Band 8 sentence

The ongoing collaboration between the two universities has already produced several influential papers.

Collocations

  • ongoing debate
  • ongoing project
  • ongoing process

Word family

ongoingness noun

Common mistakes

continueongoing

on goingongoing

Say it for a higher band

5continue6current7+ongoing

Synonyms

continuing

current

Easily confused

continuous

The project is ongoing, but it is not continuous work day and night.

current

The current debate focuses on costs, whereas the ongoing debate has lasted for years.

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