approach
verb (used with object)
to come near or nearer to.
has been approaching
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present perfect progressiveof approach (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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The weather disruptions are striking just as travel volume has been approaching prepandemic levels.
From New York Times β Dec. 23, 2022
But all the while—if Facebook Sinema is indeed the senator—she has been approaching a separate pursuit with reliability, humility, rigor, and patience.
From Slate β Dec. 15, 2022
Sonos has been approaching affected customers to offer them refunds where necessary and supplying them with shipping labels to return the extra devices that were sent in error.
From The Verge β Jun. 17, 2022
"This train crash has been approaching since the summer," said John Carr of the Children's Charities' Coalition on Internet Safety.
From BBC β Dec. 21, 2020
At that moment, however, the figure that has been approaching the Zebra Room enters my field of vision.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
