automate
verb (used with object)
to apply the principles of automation to (a mechanical process, industry, office, etc.).
had been automating
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past perfect progressiveof automate.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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She had been automating her rent payment for six years when she noticed her payments stopped processing earlier this year.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 4, 2022
