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Ongoingcontinuing is a neologism used to describe a state or process that is simultaneously ongoing and continuing: progress is in progress, and the duration is expected to persist across future periods.

Etymology and usage notes: The term is a portmanteau of ongoing and continuing; first appeared in online discourse in the early 2020s. It is not widely standardized and is sometimes deemed redundant with existing descriptors such as continuous, long-running, or persistent.

Applications: In linguistics and philosophy of time, the term is occasionally used to discuss aspectual nuances that blend immediacy with duration. In project management and public policy, it can highlight initiatives designed to sustain activity over a long horizon while they remain active.

Example sentences: The ongoingcontinuing program aims to maintain community services for a decade. The committee reported an ongoingcontinuing commitment to environmental monitoring.

See also: ongoing, continuing, continuous, long-running, persistence.