had been resulting

• 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 result.
  result

  verb (used without object)

  to spring, arise, or proceed as a consequence of actions, circumstances, premises, etc.; be the outcome.

Related Words

• appear
• arise
• come from
• culminate
• derive
• emanate
• emerge
• end
• ensue
• follow
• grow
• occur
• proceed
• produce
• rise
• stem