come
verb (used without object)
to approach or move toward a particular person or place: Don't come any closer!
has been coming
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present perfect progressiveof come (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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Investors have overreacted to energy-driven swings in inflation, in his view, and the slow-moving part of inflation has been coming down gradually, obscured by high-frequency moves in energy prices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
Christina has been coming to Notting Hill Carnival with her food stall, Sweet Hand Cuisine, for the past seven years.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
Young said he has been coming to MacArthur Park since his early 20s and remembers when boats were still on the lake.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Morningstar’s William Kerwin told MarketWatch recently that Micron’s exponential revenue growth has been coming at nearly “pure profit” thanks to dramatic price hikes on memory products.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 28, 2026
“It has been coming on so gradually, that I hardly know when it began. But I believe I must date it from my first seeing his beautiful grounds at Pemberley.”
From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
