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Full Idea
No process every really starts or ends. …A process we see as derailed is really just an expected sequence that continues in an unexpected direction.
Gist of Idea
Processes don't begin or end; they just change direction unexpectedly
Source
Neil E. Williams (The Powers Metaphysics [2019], 06.3)
Book Ref
Williams,Neil E.: 'The Powers Metaphysics' [OUP 2019], p.136
A Reaction
Obviously if you cannot individuate processes, then the concept of a process is not much use in ontology. Williams rejects processes, and I think he is probably right. He breaks processes down into smaller units.