taxi
noun
a taxicab.
had been taxiing
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past perfect progressiveof taxi.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 Boeing 757, carrying the vice president, had been taxiing from its parking spot for takeoff when the incident happened about 9 a.m. at an airport in Westhampton Beach on Long Island.
From Reuters ● Aug. 11, 2010
Chirac's plane had been taxiing toward the terminal but paused to let the Concorde take off.
From Time Magazine Archive
