interrupt
verb (used with object)
to cause or make a break in the continuity or uniformity of (a course, process, condition, etc.).
have been interrupting
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present perfect progressiveof interrupt.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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"You wouldn't have been interrupting a conversation," objected Bridge, smiling; "you would have been turning a monologue into a conversation."
From The Mucker by Edgar Rice Burroughs
I beg your pardon, I have been interrupting you all this time,' cried Gilbert; 'I never meant to disturb you.
From The Young Step-Mother by Charlotte Mary Yonge
