Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
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Some traditionalists have been harping, carping and parping on about the interchangeable 1st and 18th holes, which will alternate between par-fours and par-fives each day, the course remaining a par-70 always.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 18, 2015
New York designers have been harping on youth and playing Led Zeppelin, one of the funnier contradictions of Fashion Week.
From New York Times ● Sep. 15, 2011
All of that sounds kind of scary, and these are the aspects that the media, both internationally and in Guyana, have been harping on.
From Salon ● Aug. 3, 2011
The last couple of days in practice, the coaches have been harping: Be strong with the ball.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 17, 2011
All the radio commentators have been harping on the horrors of World War III, and you couldn't have avoided hearing some of it.
From Time and Time Again by H. Beam Piper
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