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

[Lee12jan]

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.

[Lee12jan]

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

[Alan]

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
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[Alan]

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
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[Jeramie]

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.