pilot
noun
a person duly qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters.
has been piloting
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present perfect progressiveof pilot (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 commission has been piloting an age-verification app that is currently being tested with member states, online platforms and other third parties.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 2026
DoorDash has been piloting drone deliveries in other states including Texas, Virginia and North Carolina as well as Australia.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2025
The official team has not been announced but, according to the Olympics website, Shanwayne Stephens has been piloting the four-man sled with Rolando Reid, Ashley Watson and Matthew Wekpe.
From Fox News ● Jan. 18, 2022
So local company SK Telecom has been piloting Smart Fish Farm, a hi-tech way to keep an eye on water quality in the fish tanks.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2015
He has been piloting submersibles at Makai for better than three decades, starting in the mid-1970s harvesting corals.
From New York Times ● Sep. 14, 2015
