come
verb (used without object)
to approach or move toward a particular person or place: Don't come any closer!
have been coming
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present perfect progressiveof come.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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"No matter how many hours I was working, it wasn't making up for the payments that should have been coming from the paying parent," she said.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
Perhaps as a result, moves in the U.S. market over the past few days have been coming fast and furious.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026
Jet fuel prices meanwhile have been coming back to earth, removing that overhang on airline earnings and making Delta’s refinery less of a leg-up on its competitors, they say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
"Today I came at 3:00 am to the temple. I have been coming for Thaipusam for the past 30 years," S. Jeyasangar, 39, from Klang, Selangor, told AFP.
From Barron's ● Feb. 1, 2026
“Yeah, um, Anna said she saw you . . . and she thought you might have been coming from Scott Hipwells house. Is that right?”
From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins
