exceed
verb (used with object)
to go beyond in quantity, degree, rate, etc..
has been exceeding
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present perfect progressiveof exceed (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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Ms. Raij has been exceeding the minimum wage in her restaurants for years.
From New York Times ● Jul. 16, 2021
The notice says the landfill has been exceeding hourly limits for sulfur oxide emissions since October 2018.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 8, 2019
Instead, attendance has been exceeding 800,000 a year, and we are projecting 1 million visitors for 2019.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2019
Economic growth in both countries has been exceeding that in many of their peers.
From Reuters ● May 6, 2013
My warning has been exceeding foolish, but after all if I can persuade you to leave Paris I shall have done no great harm.
From A Maker of History by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim
