project
noun
something that is contemplated, devised, or planned; plan; scheme.
had been projecting
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past perfect progressiveof project.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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A consensus of economists polled by The Wall Street Journal had been projecting a 0.1% increase.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
Wall Street analysts had been projecting $7.245 billion.
From MarketWatch ● May 4, 2026
Groq had been projecting revenue of $1.4 billion in 2026, up from about $500 million this year and about $90 million in 2024, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with its financials.
From Barron's ● Dec. 30, 2025
Analysts had been projecting per-share earns of $29.14, according to the data firm FactSet.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 25, 2024
Thus ended this day's work, and with it all that we had been projecting for four or five months.
From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 19 — Travel and Adventure by Sir John Alexander Hammerton
