overtake
verb (used with object)
to catch up with in traveling or pursuit; draw even with.
had been overtaking
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past perfect progressiveof overtake.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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Unconsciously I had been overtaking a tall young woman walking in the same direction as myself, with a fine athletic carriage of her figure and a noble movement of her limbs.
From Quest of the Golden Girl, a Romance by Le Gallienne, Richard
