lack
noun
an absence or inadequate amount of something needed, desirable, or customary.
has been lacking
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present perfect progressiveof lack (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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Though breadth has been lacking in recent weeks, smaller stocks have been a punching above their weight.
From Barron's ● May 29, 2026
Where Agentforce has been lacking is in addressing complex customer problems or those that require a human touch.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 2026
Bitcoin relies on momentum more than stocks do, and recently, momentum has been lacking, Mark Hackett, chief market strategist at Nationwide’s Investment Management Group, said in a phone interview.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 11, 2025
Meanwhile, surveillance of the virus has been lacking.
From Salon ● Nov. 28, 2025
Yet the strange fact remains that hitherto sustained scientific investigation has been lacking, though there is assuredly a great, if not perhaps a vital, need for it.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, April 30, 1919 by Various
