An ~ situation has been happening for quite a long time and seems likely to continue for some time in the future.
There is an ~ debate on the issue...
That research is ~.
= continuing
ADJ
An ~ situation has been happening for quite a long time and seems likely to continue for some time in the future.
There is an ~ debate on the issue...
That research is ~.
= continuing
ADJ
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012