ongoing

/ˈɒnɡəʊɪŋ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈɑːnɡəʊɪŋ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈȯn-ˌgō-iŋ ˈän-, -ˌgȯ(-)iŋ/ (ame, mw)

ongoing — adjective

  • ongoingpositive
  • more ongoingcomparative
  • most ongoingsuperlative

1. still in progress or continuing to change, without having reached an end yet.

1.形容詞C2
釋義

still in progress or continuing to change, without having reached an end yet.

例句

The discussion is ongoing, so the board has not voted yet.

predicative use: be ongoing

Talks between the teachers and parents are still ongoing this week.

ongoing talks or negotiations

同義詞
  • continuing

    very close in meaning, but slightly broader and more neutral

  • current

    focuses on the present time, not always on a process in progress

  • active

    stresses that something is operating now, not necessarily developing over time

  • unresolved

    narrower; used especially for problems that are still not solved

反義詞

用法筆記

Usually appears before nouns such as talks, investigation, debate, care, or problem. Use after 'be' is also possible, but the adjective is more often placed before the noun.

常見錯誤

❌The meeting is still continuing ongoing.
✅The meeting is still ongoing.
💡'ongoing' already includes the idea of continuing.
❌We had an ongoing appointment at three.
✅We had a scheduled appointment at three.
💡'ongoing' describes something not finished, not one planned event.