precede
verb (used with object)
to go before, as in place, order, rank, importance, or time.
had been preceding
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past perfect progressiveof precede.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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He had not proceeded far with his somewhat bald narration when they drew near the carriage that had been preceding them for some time.
From The Woodlanders by Thomas Hardy
