Collocations for "ongoing"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "ongoing" in context.
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ongoing
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.adj
- (is) an ongoing [issue, matter, question]
- the ongoing [issue] of
- an ongoing [concern, problem, worry, dilemma]
- an ongoing [project, process, task]
- an ongoing [battle, conflict, debate, argument]
- in an ongoing investigation
- the investigation is ongoing
- ongoing [development, research, support, efforts]
- in ongoing [talks, negotiations, dialogue] (about)
- ongoing efforts [for, by, to]
- efforts are ongoing to [ensure, provide, finish, get]
- have been ongoing for [several, many, six] months
- [receives, takes, gets] ongoing training (at work)
- an ongoing commitment to [quality, the town, social services]
'ongoing' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
challenge
- discussion
- dispute
- forensic
- impede
- interaction
- investigation
- kidnap
- quest
- rescue
- salvage
- theme