(しんこうちゅう)

しんこうちゅう
noun
in progress; ongoing; underway
1. in progress; ongoing; underway
currently in the process of advancing or developing; not yet completed
工事(こうじ)進行中(しんこうちゅう)です。
The construction is in progress.
調査(ちょうさ)現在(げんざい)進行中(しんこうちゅう)である。
The investigation is currently underway.
進行中(しんこうちゅう)のプロジェクトについて報告(ほうこく)してください。
Please report on the projects that are in progress.

A compound of 進行(しんこう) (progress, advance) and (ちゅう) (in the middle of). Functions as a status label or modifier. Very common in business, project management, and official communications.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 現在(げんざい)進行中(しんこうちゅう): currently in progress
  • 進行中(しんこうちゅう)案件(あんけん): ongoing case/matter
  • 進行中(しんこうちゅう)のプロジェクト: project in progress
  • 病気(びょうき)進行中(しんこうちゅう): disease is progressing

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 実施中(じっしちゅう): being implemented — focuses on active execution
  • 継続中(けいぞくちゅう): continuing, ongoing — emphasizes that something has not stopped
  • 作業中(さぎょうちゅう): at work, in operation — specifically about physical or manual work