progress
noun
a movement toward a goal or to a further or higher stage.
have been progressing
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present perfect progressiveof progress.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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While senior figures in the US government have announced talks have been progressing, no details of what a potential deal may look like have been released.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
“Negotiations between the CSRC-led Chinese negotiation team and them have been progressing very smoothly,” Fang said on Thursday.
From Reuters ● Apr. 21, 2022
Temple's on-the-ground work, complementing the in-air studies, have been progressing.
From Salon ● Nov. 19, 2021
But at the rate that Facebook’s Oculus hardware and software have been progressing, I expect experiences like Workrooms to be much more accessible and enticing in a couple of years than they are now.
From The Verge ● Aug. 19, 2021
Let us, however, take a brief review of the real improvements and useful novelties that have been progressing, or have commenced in London since that singular and eventful era.
From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 361, Supplementary Issue (1829) by Various
