The word "proceeding" is correct and can be used in written English. It is most commonly used as a noun to refer to events that are currently in progress, such as a trial in court or a formal meeting. For example: "The proceeding in the courtroom was closely monitored by the media.".
We were wrong that David Bentley, now injured and with a football career proceeding more slowly than even Beckham could trot, was a suitable replacement.
No one will put pressure on them in terms of time, but things are proceeding.
Mrs Johnson storms to the PTA meeting, proceeding to expose their own misbehaviour and deeming them "all Harper Valley hypocrites".
Officials said the vote was proceeding satisfactorily despite "isolated incidents".
It was to this end that he had rented Nelly Zhang's house for four days, days in which he had written fluently and with conviction; to his surprise, because he was in the habit of proceeding hesitantly, and the book had been years in the making.
He also accuses SNH of being asleep on its job of conserving these mammals throughout the last decade and then proceeding to cover up its failures when the Scottish Wildcat Association revealed last year that there may be as few as 35 pure Scottish wildcats in existence.
Later in the episode, when Clare gets the first "date card" and asks Graham out, AshLee goes full-out Glenn Close in Fatal Attraction, locking herself in a bathroom and proceeding to perform an epic rant about the unjustness of the universe and the evilness that is Clare.
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