expect
verb (used with object)
to look forward to; regard as likely to happen; anticipate the occurrence or the coming of.
has been expecting
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present perfect progressiveof expect (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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Also at issue is the Middle Eastern money the Ellison family has been expecting to pull off Paramount’s leveraged buyout of its larger entertainment company rival.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 24, 2026
Wall Street has been expecting EPS of $4.90, according to analysts polled by FactSet.
From Barron's ● Jan. 13, 2026
Indeed, Wissa has been expecting for Brentford to agree his move to Tyneside this week after the west London side completed the signing of Dango Ouattara from Bournemouth.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2025
“Everyone has been expecting this and preparing for this,” Ziegler said.
From Salon ● Jan. 10, 2025
Father told me he has been expecting this to happen ever since June, when Ismail Pasha, the khedive of Egypt, abdicated the throne and his son Mehmet Tewfik Pasha became the new khedive.
From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman
