Ongoing and Present

Ongoing

Ongoing adjective - Existing or in progress right now.
Usage example: the ongoing presidential campaign

Present and ongoing are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Present" instead an adjective "Ongoing".

Present

Present adjective - Existing or in progress right now.
Usage example: I am very busy at the present moment

Ongoing and present are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ongoing" instead an adjective "Present".

Both words in one sentence

  • The story is ongoing and written in present tense and it's not certain that he'll survive.
  • This is often the case in ongoing works where this trope is present, or ones where the author concludes without revisiting the romance.
    Source: Anchored Ship
  • Anachronic Order Arrow has two ongoing timelines: one in the present, and one made of up flashbacks to the island to show how Oliver Queen became a badass.
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Present and Ongoing. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/ongoing/present
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