mature
adjective
complete in natural growth or development, as plant and animal forms.
had been maturing
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past perfect progressiveof mature.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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Their lyrics had been maturing: “Sgt. Pepper” had none of the anodyne love songs that brought them fame.
From Economist ● Jun. 1, 2017
“The blood-screening business had been maturing, and that’s the business that was partnered with Novartis.”
From BusinessWeek ● Jun. 6, 2011
He had been maturing, his willingness to learn, adapt and progress impressive.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 9, 2010
"Quite the contrary, the swift stride taken by Turkey to secularization was the logical result of a situation which had been maturing for at least a century."
From Time Magazine Archive
Our combined work, although carried out independently, had given the firm groundwork of an amazing theory which Sarakoff had been maturing in his excited brain for many long years.
From The Blue Germ by Maurice Nicoll
