adjust
verb (used with object)
to change (something) so that it fits, corresponds, or conforms; adapt; accommodate.
has been adjusting
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present perfect progressiveof adjust (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Verhoeven says the hardest transition has been adjusting to the tempo.
From BBC ● May 22, 2026
Medicare Advantage has been adjusting to tighter government purse strings for some time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 28, 2026
Freshman Ashlee Sullivan stepped onto the Pauley Pavillion floor for the first time and has been adjusting to the transition from elite competition to collegiate gymnastics.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 14, 2025
On the federal level, the Department of Housing and Urban Development has been adjusting its formula for operating costs on some of its properties to reflect rising expenses for insurance, utilities and more.
From New York Times ● Jun. 7, 2024
For more than three decades the government has been adjusting the poverty line every year for inflation.
From Definition & Reality in the General Theory of Political Economy by Thomas Colignatus
