work in progress UK US noun (US also work in process)
► [C or U] something that is being developed or suggested but that is not yet complete: »
The Senate Minority Leader described the team reorganization as ""a work in progress"".
be (still)/remain a work in progress »Tougher regulations remain a work in progress and should be ready for consideration by the council in about two months.
»The expansion and definition of a brand is always, to a certain extent, work in progress.
► [U] ACCOUNTING the value of products that are only partly completed, or the value of these as shown in a company's accounts: »
Errors in the trading statement related to an overvaluation of work in progress.
Financial and business terms. 2012.