English-German translations for work in progress

• Halbzeug das
• in Bearbeitung die
  Wenn man überhaupt etwas Positives über die neue Richtlinie über Übernahmeangebote sagen kann, dann, dass sie sich 'in Bearbeitung' befindet. The best gloss that you can put on the new Take-over Bids Directive is that it is 'a work in progress'.
• laufende Arbeiten

Definition of work in progress

• Work that has been started, but is not complete
• A project that has been started but is not complete
• A portion of inventory that represents goods which are no longer salable as raw materials, but not yet salable as finished goods, work in process

Examples

• All the efforts to make a New Man are still work in progress.
• Reorganizing my office is a work in progress.
• Work in progress has dramatically declined due to reduced production cycle times.

Related words

• Construction work in progress
• working pressure
• pressing work
• printworks