toward
preposition /təˈwɔːd 
/ /twɔːd / /tɔːd /
/ /twɔːd / /tɔːd / variant of towards.
adjective /ˈtəʊəd / [predicative] archaic
/ [predicative] archaicGoing on; in progress: is something new toward?
Origin
Old English tōweard (see to, -ward).