Ongoingly

Part of speech: adverb

Definitions

1. Continuously taking place or being in progress in a persistent manner
2. Existing in a state of progression without interruption or conclusion
3. Happening in a continuous way without pause or end

Etymology: "Ongoingly" is simply "ongoing" with the adverbial suffix "-ly" attached, which turns an adjective describing something in progress into an adverb describing how an action proceeds. "Ongoing" itself is a compound of "on" and "going," so the word literally describes movement continuing onward without a stop. The suffix "-ly" comes from the Old English "-lic," originally meaning "having the form or appearance of," and it has been attached to adjectives to form adverbs for centuries. Because "ongoing" was already a working adjective in English, "ongoingly" needed no new coinage; it is a plain, transparent formation.

Synonyms: continuously, persistently, constantly, recurrently, perpetually

Antonyms: temporarily, briefly, intermittently, occasionally, discontinuously