backdate
verb (used with object)
to date earlier than the actual date; predate; antedate.
was backdating
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past progressiveof backdate.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Had the Air Force conducted a relatively simple analysis, it could have spotted how Balfour Beatty was backdating maintenance records, said several former company employees familiar with the maintenance data system.
From Reuters ● Nov. 20, 2019
