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ongoing
nervous

on·go·ing

ongoing

 
 
pronunciation:
an go Ing
features:
Word Combinations (adjective)
part of speech: adjective
definition: continuing from sometime in the past into the present.
They have an ongoing discussion about whether they should buy a larger house.
synonyms:
continuing
antonyms:
finished
similar words:
chronic, continual, continuous, lasting
Word Combinations  About this feature
(adj.)ongoing + noun activity, adjustment, basis, battle, challenge, communication, concern, conflict, contact, controversy, conversation, cooperation, counseling, crisis, critique, debate, demonstration, development, dialogue, discussion, dispute, drama, drought, effort, evaluation, evolution, experiment, exploration, funding, implementation, inquiry, interaction, investigation, involvement, lesson, maintenance, monitoring, negotiation, occupation, operation, partnership, probe, process, project, quest, relationship, research, revolution, search, series, struggle, study, support, tension, terror, terrorism, training, transformation, turmoil, violence [See all][See only the most frequent]