How would one say something is happening?

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"~している" often describes a state like the following examples. How to say in Japanese to describe the approach of a state?

結婚している is married... in the process of getting married?
死んでいる is dead... in the process of dying?
来ている has arrived... in the process of arriving?
行っている has gone... in the process of going?

 

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Refer to the following thread.

なっている

Hi, so this is something I've been wondering some time. I know that the ～ている form generally speaking means one of two things: 1. For actions that take some time to perform, that the action is currently in progress and ongoing (e.g. 作っている -> "making"). 2. For actions that are more or less...

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Thanks a lot!