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
"People have been harping on our shooting the whole time," Cardinals guard Luke Hancock said, "but when we're getting open looks and running the floor as a team, we can make shots."
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 19, 2012
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
They have been harping on this theme for eighty years and show no more sign of exhaustion than a dog barking in the night.
From Robert Browning: How to Know Him by William Lyon Phelps
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