expire
verb (used without object)
to come to an end; terminate, as a contract, guarantee, or offer.
is expiring
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present progressiveof expire (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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The previous political-economy equilibrium regarding Social Security is expiring, and a new one will have to be found.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
A supply contract signed in spring 2022 is expiring, and talks are underway for a new deal.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2025
In 2015, Congress authorized California’s program through a highway funding bill, but that authorization is expiring as of Sept. 30.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2025
Zeitler is one starter whose contract is expiring.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 29, 2024
Happily our periodical blight is expiring, like cuckoo-spit, in its own bubbles; and the time is returning when the bottle-blister will not be accepted as the good ripe peach.
From Springhaven : a Tale of the Great War by R. D. (Richard Doddridge) Blackmore
