race
noun
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
am racing
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present progressiveof race (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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“Whatever the outcome, I am racing for him this weekend.”
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 14, 2024
“Today I am racing this and other girls are probably training GS. I don’t know which way would be an advantage. But at least it’s time on skis and in a race.”
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 17, 2021
“I feel like I am racing the poachers to find the lions, and they have the advantage because they don’t actually have to see the lions,” says Everatt.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 5, 2018
"I'm one person who doesn't make judgment so when I show up to the start line, if this is the official start list, this is who I am racing against," the 42-year-old said.
From Reuters ● Aug. 10, 2016
Well, just now everybody in the world is ill and I am racing around all the time.
From Là-bas by Keene Wallace
