ongoingon‧go‧ing /ˈɒnˌɡəʊɪŋ $ ˈɑːnˌɡoʊɪŋ, ˈɒːn-/ ●●○ AWL adjective 
Examples
their ongoing search for a new director ongoing negotiations The discussions are still ongoing. → go on at go1
ExamplesEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Collocations- an ongoing partnership
- Make sure that the provider offers documentation, consultation, and ongoing support.
- Only in the mid-199Os did efforts to reconcile differences and reduce the ongoing violence achieve some success.
- The rejuvenated energy of the live show is a good pointer to Carter's ongoing enthusiasm.
- Therefore all ongoing programming is in your hands.
- They were like set pieces in their ongoing battle that these days was devoid of any real malice.
- We all pass through this life as damaged goods, and the repair work is ongoing.
- You could create an ongoing system by continually updating the network and removing old data.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► ongoing debate
continuing, or continuing to develop: (=still continuing)· This is unlikely to be the final word in this ongoing debate.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► battle· One suspects that the David and Goliath nature of their ongoing battle may have swayed the decision further in Virgin's direction.· Blame it on the ongoing battle over commissions between the agencies and the airlines.· A mere lull, she told herself, smiling, in an ongoing battle.· They were like set pieces in their ongoing battle that these days was devoid of any real malice.
► business· Reengineering offered a technical fix for what were seen as lapses in the smooth operation of ongoing business processes.
► debate· Driving the process was the ongoing debate over what might be the very best face Lisa could put forth.· An ongoing debate among those who ponder fashion has been whether dresses, suits and blouses can be considered art.· Those on the other side of this ongoing debate fare little better.· It also provides a way of showing economic research in action by sketching the ongoing debate.
► investigation· Files of ongoing investigations already are sealed.· Eugene Watts, R-Galloway, and three lobbying groups also were indicted in the ongoing investigation.· The names of the other males were not released, Trujillo said, because of an ongoing investigation.
► negotiation· In practice, the amount of Creole used in any interaction is the subject of ongoing negotiation among the parties themselves.· This led to ongoing negotiations regarding the school board engaging me as a consultant to conduct inservice career development seminars.
► problem· Rapid siltation at Aswan is also a major ongoing problem.· Probation officers and those who treat juvenile offenders within the community say violence is an ongoing problem in the three lockups.· The ongoing problem with the live-virus vaccine, however, is that it carries a small but predictable risk of paralytic polio.
► process· That is just the intensification, the high point of an ongoing process.· This ongoing process begins with the first step through which the alcoholic admits to his or her powerlessness over alcohol.· It would be unrealistic therefore to see implementation as an event but more as an ongoing process of experimentation and development.· The natural change in sleep length and quality from infancy to old age is a gradual, ongoing process.· Empowerment education for change - personal, educational or socio-economic - is an ongoing process that demands time and continued commitment.· Appraisals will be changed from once-a-year events to ongoing processes with short formal reviews every quarter or six months.· The measure was seen as part of an ongoing process designed to increase the reliability of both police and Army units.· If the company fails to treat consultation as an ongoing process, it may be treating you unfairly.
► project· So much for the comfort of inheriting successful ongoing projects.· I make the wood-making an ongoing project, to be done for fun, and drag it out for weeks.· The latter take longer to learn and are intended for those involved in larger, ongoing projects.· Children rapidly scramble to all types of activities and ongoing projects.· Along with daily stories, we had ongoing projects on which reporters worked.
► research· A somatostatin scan was performed as part of an ongoing research project because the diagnosis sarcoidosis was considered.· In truth, much of the ongoing research in neural networks today is involved with learning.· These and other possibilities are now the focus of ongoing research.· Marine surveys to underpin research A number of ongoing research programmes underpin Core programmes of offshore investigations.
► struggle· She was strict, but in the ongoing struggle between children and adults she sided with the children.· Within that ruling coalition was an ongoing struggle between two powerful factions.· That legislation was a cultural and political watershed; our country was still deluged with headline news detailing the ongoing struggle.
► work· In the case of ongoing work stress, after a while this combat alert begins to take its toll.· Proceeds from the sale of these corporate-generated materials support the ongoing work of the foundation.
their ongoing search for a new director ongoing negotiations The discussions are still ongoing. → go on at go1