plot
noun
a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose, especially a hostile, unlawful, or evil purpose.
have been plotting
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present perfect progressiveof plot.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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The full-back issue has not gone unnoticed at the Football Association - interim England Under-23s boss Lauren Smith admits they have been plotting a succession plan for more than 18 months.
From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2026
If you have been plotting your escape from Earth but don’t yet have a destination in mind, I’d suggest setting a course for the planet Atlantica.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2021
“For more than three years I have been plotting, planning, training and preparing for the Tokyo Olympics,” said Craven, who competed in the 2012 and 2016 Games.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 21, 2021
She’s so calculating that she must have been plotting this all along – has she just been playing a long game to get back at Piper for leaving her after her mother’s death?
From New York Times ● Jun. 6, 2014
I felt a flush of embarrassment to be caught shopping when I should have been plotting a revolution.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
