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NamelessKing

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I wonder if all the sentences are natural and have the same meaning. BTW they are all mine.

1 Your inquire is being processed. You ought to receive a response in the following days.
2 Your inquire is under process...
3 Your inquire is in progress...
 

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1 Your inquiry is being processed. You can expect to/should receive a response in the next two/three/few days.

2 Your inquiry is under process... :cross:

3 Your inquiry is in progress. [as in #1]
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"Inquiry" is the noun.
 

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So "in progress" and "being processed" mean the same, right?
 

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They more or less mean the same in this context.
 

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Your enquiry is being looked into/attended to/receiving attention.
 

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I believe you're based in the UK, NamelessKing?

It may be useful to know that in the UK, you should use enquiry, not inquiry.

Plus, I definitely wouldn't advise using in progress in this context. being processed is good.
 

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Yes, I'm living in Manchester. What about Ted's suggestion? I don't think I've heard "enquiry is being attended to"
 
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I like tedmc's first suggestion: Your enquiry is being looked into.
 
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