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ON-GOING
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Dictionary entry overview: What does on-going mean?
• ON-GOING (adjective)
The adjective ON-GOING has 1 sense:
1. currently happening
Familiarity information: ON-GOING used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Currently happening
Synonyms:
on-going; ongoing
Context example:
an ongoing economic crisis
Similar:
current (occurring in or belonging to the present time)
Context examples
Adding another key finding to the on-going debate on how caffeine affects our health, new research states that it may not be harmful to the heart.
(3 Cups Of Coffee Daily Could Improve Heart Function, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
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