ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsOongoing
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ongoing
Meaning: still happening or continuing
ongoing in a sentence
How ongoing is used in real sentences:
The ongoing art project covered three tables with paper and paint.
The ongoing repairs kept one hallway closed throughout the week.
“Yet their ongoing search slowly revealed a palace, a well, and a workshop.”
— from the passage Secrets Beneath the Vines
Synonyms for ongoing
Other words for ongoing — continuing, active and current — carry the same meaning.
- continuing
- active
- current
Antonyms of ongoing
Words that mean the opposite of ongoing:
- finished
- ended
Where it comes from
From English on + going
Memory hook
If it keeps GOING ON, it is ONGOING.