hustle
verb (used without object)
to proceed or work rapidly or energetically.
have been hustling
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present perfect progressiveof hustle.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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Nightlifers center their existence around that ritual communion, and for the past 10 days, musicians have been hustling to re-create it in digital space.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 23, 2020
Since then, they have been hustling to prepare for what a former New York City police commission and others are describing as an unprecedented challenge.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 27, 2016
In the meantime, Mr. Kerby and his maintenance chief, Steve Price, have been hustling.
From New York Times ● Sep. 14, 2015
Congressional negotiators have been hustling to merge versions passed by the Senate and House of Representatives into one bill that must be passed again by each chamber before it can be signed by Obama.
From Reuters ● Jan. 19, 2010
"I seem to have been hustling around most of my time," said John Dene.
From John Dene of Toronto A Comedy of Whitehall by Herbert George Jenkins
