upload
verb (used with object)
to transfer (software, data, character sets, etc.) from a smaller to a larger computer.
had been uploading
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past perfect progressiveof upload.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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The craze started after Nathan Evans, 26, who had been uploading shanties to the platform for about a year, posted a clip singing “Wellerman.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 15, 2021
She said someone had been uploading private recordings of her son online to embarrass him — and she suspected that his phone had been bugged.
From Washington Post ● May 13, 2019
The couple from the US state of Minnesota had been uploading videos for less than two months documenting their everyday lives.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2017
Prior to Spotify's launch in 2008, Scofield had been uploading all of her music to iTunes.
From The Verge ● Sep. 8, 2015
