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Meaning of "work-in-progress" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WORK-IN-PROGRESS

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WORK-IN-PROGRESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Work-In-Progress is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES WORK-IN-PROGRESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Work in process

Work in process, work in progress, goods in process, or in-process inventory are a company's partially finished goods waiting for completion and eventual sale or the value of these items. These items are either just being fabricated or waiting for further processing in a queue or a buffer storage. The term is used in production and supply chain management. Optimal production management aims to minimize work in process. Work in process requires storage space, represents bound capital not available for investment and carries an inherent risk of earlier expiration of shelf life of the products. A queue leading to a production step shows that the step is well buffered for shortage in supplies from preceding steps, but may also indicate insufficient capacity to process the output from these preceding steps. Just-in-time production is a concept to reduce work in process with respect to a continuous configuration of product. Just in sequence is a similar concept with respect to a scheduled variety in sequence of configurations for products. Barcode and RFID identification can be used to identify work items in process flow.

Definition of work-in-progress in the English dictionary

The definition of work-in-progress in the dictionary is the value of work begun but not completed, as shown in a profit-and-loss account.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WORK-IN-PROGRESS

work placement
work prospects
work space
work station
work surface
work through
work up
work-harden
work-hardening
work-in
work-rule
work-sharer
work-sharing
work-study
work-study student
work-to-rule
work-worn
work/life balance
workability
workable

WORDS THAT END LIKE WORK-IN-PROGRESS

act of congress
actress
African National Congress
aggress
congress
Continental Congress
digress
egress
in progress
Indian National Congress
ingress
Library of Congress
Member of Congress
Negress
ogress
progress
regress
retrogress
tigress
Trades Union Congress
transgress

Synonyms and antonyms of work-in-progress in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «work-in-progress» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WORK-IN-PROGRESS

Find out the translation of work-in-progress to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of work-in-progress from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «work-in-progress» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

工作进行中
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

trabajar en progreso
570 millions of speakers

English

work-in-progress
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

काम में प्रगति
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

العمل قيد التنفيذ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

работать в прогресс
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

trabalho em andamento
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কাজ চলছে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

travailler en cours
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

kerja dalam proses
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Work- in-progress
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

仕掛品
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

작업 이 진행 중이
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

lagi digarap
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

làm việc theo tiến độ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வேலை நடந்து கொண்டிருக்கிறது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रगतीपथावर काम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

çalışmak-in-ilerleme
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

work- in-progress
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

praca w toku
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

працювати в прогрес
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lucrează în curs
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εργαστούν σε εξέλιξη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

werk - in-proses
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

arbete -in-progress
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

arbeider -in -progress
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of work-in-progress

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WORK-IN-PROGRESS»

The term «work-in-progress» is very widely used and occupies the 17.501 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WORK-IN-PROGRESS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about work-in-progress

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WORK-IN-PROGRESS»

Discover the use of work-in-progress in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to work-in-progress and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A work in progress: behavior management strategies and a ...
Guide to Educate Children Diagnosed with Autism Through Applied Behavior Analysis
Ron Leaf, John McEachin, 1999
2
Work in Progress: Risking Failure, Surviving Success
Still, it is revealing, and since it's unheard-of for Hollywood potentates to spill any beans at all, this book is required reading for anyone interested in America's major export, popular culture.
Michael D. Eisner, 2001
3
A Work in Progress: Triumphing Over Mental Illness
Sally Nitz, once felt that way. The victim of a twelve year battle with delusions, paranoia, and psychotic episodes, Sally learned the hard way that taking things step by step is the only way to overcome mental illness.
Sally Nitz, 2010
4
Inside the Teenage Brain: Parenting a Work in Progress
Teenagers are perplexing, intriguing, and spirited creatures.
Sheryl Feinstein, 2010
5
Work in Progress: Literary Revision as Social Performance in ...
Work in Progress offers the first in-depth study of the cultural and social importance of literary revision among ancient Greek and Roman authors.
Sean Alexander Gurd, 2012
6
The PRC Enterprise Bankruptcy Law: The People's Work in Progress
The authors provide a systematic review of the Chinese Enterprise Bankruptcy Law's major provisions, from the comparative perspective of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in particular.
Deryck A. Palmer, John J. Rapisardi, Scott J. Greenberg, 2009
7
I Am a Work in Progress
I am a Work in Progress is written to encourage readers that no matter the trials on your way stand tall and fight back.
Elizabeth Bose Williams, 2011
8
Anger Management Manual: Work in Progress Series
ARISE Work In Progress: Anger Management teaches teens how to control and manage their anger.
Susan Benson, 2000
9
Toward the Year 2000: Work in Progress
This text explores how, in 1965, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences initiated the Commission on the Year 2000.
Daniel Bell, Stephen Richards Graubard, 1997
10
Life Skills Curriculum: ARISE Work in Progress
Book 4 of 4 Book Series Teen Violence and Conflict Life Skills Curriculum Movies, television, newspapers and magazines, video and computer games sell violence and conflict to teens, but it's not okay to assault, punch, kick, shoot, cut, ...
ARISE Foundation, Susan Benson, 2011

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WORK-IN-PROGRESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term work-in-progress is used in the context of the following news items.
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Ole Miss Football: Running Game Still a Work-in-Progress
What if I told you that Ole Miss' biggest spring question was still a work-in-progress, and that head coach Hugh Freeze is happy with where the players battling ... «Bleacher Report, May 15»
2
Sam Smith's Stardom Is Secure, But His Legacy Is a Work-in-Progress
As one of only a handful of artists to be nominated for four of the top Grammy Awards in a single year, 22-year-old Brit singer Sam Smith seems primed for a ... «Variety, Feb 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Work-In-Progress [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/work-in-progress>. Apr 2024 ».
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