'in progress' vs. 'in the process of'

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
1

Hello:

In my job, somebody asks me ‘how is this project?’
Can I reply as in ‘this project is in progrss’ to tell the project is always running.

2

hi:

what’s the difference between ‘in progress’ and ‘in the process of’ ?

  1. PCB re-layout is in progress
  2. this project is in the process of PCB re-layout
3

Hi,

I think someone would ask:

How is this project going?

and the answer could be:

This project is in progress/is still being worked on.

Alan

4

Hi,

‘In progress’ suggests that the work/task is still taking place - isn’t yet finished. ‘In process of being completed’ would mean very much the same but is simply a more elaborate way of describing what is happening.

Alan

5

I could see two reads on it:

  1. Step X is occurring now.
  2. The project, composed of many steps, is at Step X.

Which could make a difference if it’s possible to get stalled on Step X. For instance, the project may be at Step X and stuck there, without Step X being in progress yet.