Ongoing n. The act of going forward; progress; (pl.) affairs; business; current events. "The common ongoings of this our commonplace world, and everyday life."
... forgotten that in every boarding school of the A. M. A. the regular ongoing of the domestic work of the institution, nearly all of which except the cooking and washing is done by the students, furnishes no insignificant or ineffectual training in the art ... — The American Missionary—Volume 39, No. 02, February, 1885 • Various
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