1.
in progress; ongoing; underway
currently in the process of advancing or developing; not yet completed
工事は進行中です。
The construction is in progress.
調査は現在進行中である。
The investigation is currently underway.
進行中のプロジェクトについて報告してください。
Please report on the projects that are in progress.
A compound of 進行 (progress, advance) and 中 (in the middle of). Functions as a status label or modifier. Very common in business, project management, and official communications.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 現在進行中: currently in progress
- 進行中の案件: ongoing case/matter
- 進行中のプロジェクト: project in progress
- 病気が進行中: disease is progressing
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 実施中: being implemented — focuses on active execution
- 継続中: continuing, ongoing — emphasizes that something has not stopped
- 作業中: at work, in operation — specifically about physical or manual work