travel
verb (used without object)
to go from one place to another, as by car, train, plane, or ship; take a trip; journey.
had been travelling
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past perfect progressiveof travel.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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Edward Killiwick had been travelling back from a friend's birthday party with his partner Julie, on the flight from Dusseldorf in Germany on 6 July.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
Hertfordshire Police said the vehicle had been travelling from the custody suite at Stevenage police station.
From BBC ● May 28, 2026
Collins was being treated with a drug called Avastin to slow the tumour's growth, and had been travelling to Singapore for a targeted form of chemotherapy.
From BBC ● May 13, 2026
They had been travelling between Puerto Leguizamo and another Amazon outpost nearby.
From Barron's ● Mar. 23, 2026
They had been travelling non-stop for forty-one hours.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
