in progress

phrase

: going on : occurring

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Worse, because the attacker now has data on email threads or company projects in progress, the phishing attack is even harder for a busy staffer (or executive) to flag as suspicious while scanning their inbox. — Alan Henry, PC Magazine, 7 Aug. 2026 Error correction also requires that the hardware support measurements while a calculation is in progress, which a number of other technologies have already demonstrated. — ArsTechnica, 5 Aug. 2026 The Snakeman™ has spent the ensuing decades on a naming spree that is very much still in progress. — Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026 Days before Christmas in 2024 at an Elk Grove shopping center, police captured a retail theft in progress from the air. — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 4 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for in progress

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“In progress.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20progress. Accessed 9 Aug. 2026.

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