has been supplanting

• present perfect progressive

  present perfect progressive

  Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.

  of supplant (3rd person singular).
  supplant

  verb (used with object)

  to take the place of (another), as through force, scheming, strategy, or the like.

Related Words

• overthrow
• succeed
• supersede
• undermine
• unseat
• usurp