move
verb (used without object)
to pass from one place or position to another.
have been moving
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present perfect progressiveof move.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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Seven months into Mamdani’s tenure, some of the landmark projects in the EDC’s pipeline have been moving at the pace of a slow crawl.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Meanwhile Chinese brands have been moving aggressively onto international markets, introducing new technologies while benefitting from lower production costs than European rivals.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
Yields across the roughly $30 trillion Treasury yield curve have been moving sharply higher as investors around the globe sell bonds issued by many of the world’s largest economies.
From MarketWatch ● May 18, 2026
Condos, like other properties, shot up in value earlier in the pandemic but have been moving sideways in L.A. for the last two years, with the median price meandering around $700,000 for a two-bedroom condominium.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026
Throughout recorded history, people have been moving back and forth between Europe, the Near East, and North Africa.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
