had been reprising

• past perfect progressive

  past perfect progressive

  Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.

  of reprise.
  reprise

  noun

  Usually reprises. an annual deduction, duty, or payment out of a manor or estate, as an annuity or the like.

Related Words

• echo
• recite
• rehash
• reiterate
• renew
• replay
• restate