had been upstarting

• 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 upstart.
  upstart

  noun

  a person who has risen suddenly from a humble position to wealth, power, or a position of consequence.

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