"in the process of" meaning in English

See in the process of in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Preposition

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositions|head=}} in the process of, {{en-prep}} in the process of
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see in, process, of.
    Sense id: en-in_the_process_of-en-prep-V4wbrJ1k
  2. (often followed by the -ing form of a verb) Engaged in, but not finished with. Tags: often Synonyms: in the middle of, in the midst of Translations (engaged in but not finished with): en train de (French), im verfahren (note: plus infinitive clause) (German), beim (German), dabei (German), i mbun (Irish), w trakcie (Polish), în procesul de (Romanian)
    Sense id: en-in_the_process_of-en-prep-nKyNS~BH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal prepositions, English prepositions, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Romanian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 93 Disambiguation of English phrasal prepositions: 15 85 Disambiguation of English prepositions: 35 65 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 91 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of 'engaged in but not finished with': 4 96
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