detour
noun
a roundabout or circuitous way or course, especially one used temporarily when the main route is closed.
was detouring
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past progressiveof detour.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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For most of Tuesday, Virginia’s Department of Transportation said it was detouring drivers off the I-95 between Caroline and Prince William Counties in the northern part of the state.
From Fox News ● Jan. 4, 2022
Last week while President Roosevelt was detouring on his Drought trip to attend the funeral of Secretary of War Dern in Salt Lake City, the Topeka general staff made its first move.
From Time Magazine Archive
The bus stopped in front of a police officer, who was detouring traffic.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
