Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Currently taking place.
- adjective In progress or evolving.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Advance; the act of advancing; progression.
- noun plural Proceedings; goings-on.
- Progressing; proceeding; not intermitting.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The act of going forward; progress; (pl.) affairs; business; current events.
- adjective Occurring at present; progressing; in progress; continuing; not
past ,completed , orfuture .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
continuing ,permanent - adjective
presently orcurrently happening ; beingin progress - noun Something that is going on; a
happening .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective currently happening
- adjective currently happening
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Examples
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I want to take an opportunity to highlight the fact that starting this quarter, we are using non-GAAP rather the phrase ongoing to describe the results of our operations that we feel are relevant for comparing the company's operating performance.
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Syrian-Americans have also assisted the FBI in what they describe as an ongoing investigation into the actions of the embassy in Washington.
Syria Threatens Dissidents Around Globe, U.S. Says Jay Solomon 2011
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An official of the U.S.-based Human Rights Watch HRW said her organization is increasingly concerned and seriously alarmed about what she described as the ongoing murder of unarmed protesters who are demanding reforms in Libya.
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A week ago I flew out over the Gulf with conservation pilot Tom Hutchings and Waterkeeper John Wathen to the Source -- "The Source" is what they call the ongoing oil eruption where BP's Deepwater Horizon platform sank in April and is now spewing tens of thousands of barrels of oil every day.
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Embassies for the United States, Britain, and France have all shut their doors because of what they call ongoing terrorist attacks.
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Haggard is also opening up about what he calls his ongoing struggles with same-sex attraction.
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Haggard is also opening up about what he calls his ongoing struggles with same-sex attraction.
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And also, Israel has said that they're continuing -- the Israeli military continuing with what they call ongoing defensive military activity.
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Napwa is picketing at Tambo Memorial Hospital in Boksburg against what it terms ongoing discrimination against people living with HIV/Aids by hospitals, clinics, medical centres and surgeries.
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The CP pledged its support to farmers rising up against what it described as ongoing terrorism focused on soft targets.
jeen0809 commented on the word ongoing
The tutoring project is an ongoing program of the school.
April 14, 2007
bilby commented on the word ongoing
Rhymes with either boing or Boeing.
November 27, 2008
rolig commented on the word ongoing
Really?
So you would accept the following as a perfectly rhymed couplet?
The crowd's confusion was ongoing
as the ball went "boing! boing! boing!"
November 28, 2008
bilby commented on the word ongoing
Yes. Perfect Milliganism.
November 28, 2008
rolig commented on the word ongoing
Should I know Milligan and his/her ism?
November 28, 2008
bilby commented on the word ongoing
The one and only Sir Spike Milligan, author of the classic 'Silly Verse for Kids'.
November 28, 2008
bilby commented on the word ongoing
There are many diseases,
That strike people's kneeses,
Scorflufus! is one by name
It comes from the East
Packed in bladders of yeast
So the Chinese must take half the blame.
There's a case in the files
Of Sir Barrington-Pyles
While hunting a fox one day
Shot up in the air
And remained hanging there!
While the hairs on his socks turned grey!
Aye! Scorflufus had struck!
At man, beast, and duck.
And the knees of the world went Bong!
Some knees went Ping!
Other knees turned to string
From Balham to old Hong Kong.
Should you hold your life dear,
Then the remedy's clear,
If you're offered some yeast - don't eat it!
Turn the offer down flat-
Don your travelling hat-
Put an egg in your boot - and beat it!
November 28, 2008
rolig commented on the word ongoing
I don't think USAmericans really know abou Spike Milligan (I do remember hearing about him when I lived in Canada, however). For some reason I remembered his name as "Mulligan", which is why I didn't get your meaning.
Thanks for the poem!
November 28, 2008
bilby commented on the word ongoing
Perhaps you can find some 'Goon Show' recordings online. His narration of 'The Ratties' was also superb. Spike lived in Australia for a time so he was quite well-known here.
November 28, 2008
plethora commented on the word ongoing
My favourite Milligan poem is The Hipporhinostricow:
Such a beast is the hipporhinostricow
How it got so mixed up we'll never know how;
It sleeps all day, and whistles all night,
And it wears yellow socks which are far too tight.
If you laugh at the hipporhinostricow,
You're bound to get into an awful row;
The creature is protected you see
From silly people like you and me.
November 28, 2008
pterodactyl commented on the word ongoing
Ooh, I like these poems! I'd heard of Spike Milligan, but only through the Goon Show. Thank you all for enlightening me!
November 28, 2008
TankHughes commented on the word ongoing
It's fun to say ong-oing. Reminds me of Homestar Runner's pronunciation of doing. Can't remember which episode.
February 24, 2016