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works in progress

works in progress is the plural of work in progress.

Meaning of work in progress

Noun

work in progress (countable and uncountable, plural works in progress)

  1. (uncountable) Work that has been started, but is not complete.
    • All the efforts to make a New Man are still work in progress.
  2. (countable) A project that has been started but is not complete.
    • Reorganizing my office is a work in progress.
  3. (countable) Something that is in the process of improving.
    • They remain a work in progress but in a match many felt would see the new Arsenal's flaws exposed, Emery and his players can regard this as a highly satisfactory result and performance.2018 November 3, Phil McNulty, “Arsenal 1 - 1 Liverpool”, in BBC Sport
  4. (uncountable) A portion of inventory that represents goods which are no longer salable as raw materials, but not yet salable as finished goods, work in process.
    • Work in progress has dramatically declined due to reduced production cycle times.
    Synonyms:
    work in process

Questions about works in progress

What is works in progress the plural of?
Works in progress is the plural of work in progress.

Words near works in progress in the dictionary

  1. works councillor
  2. works councillors
  3. works councils
  4. works in
  5. works in process
  6. works in progress
  7. works into the ground
  8. works like a dog
  9. works like a dream
  10. works like a horse
  11. works like a mule

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Adapted from Wiktionary: works in progress (page history and authors); work in progress (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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