present continuous tense / present progressive — a grammatical form expressing actions currently in progress (English: be + -ing; in Japanese often expressed with ～ている)
英語の現在進行形は『I am reading』のように表す。
The English present continuous is expressed like 'I am reading.'
日本語の現在進行形に相当する文は多くの場合『〜ている』を使う。
Sentences corresponding to the Japanese present progressive often use '~te iru.'
先生は現在進行形の作り方を黒板に書いた。
The teacher wrote how to form the present continuous on the blackboard.
used metaphorically as a noun meaning 'ongoing' or 'currently in progress'; describes situations that are actively happening
環境問題は今や世界的に現在進行形だ。
Environmental issues are now a global matter in progress.
このプロジェクトは現在進行形で複数のチームが作業している。
This project is ongoing with several teams working on it.