exceed
verb (used with object)
to go beyond in quantity, degree, rate, etc..
was exceeding
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past progressiveof exceed.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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Southwest Airlines Co's revenue from leisure travel for the current quarter was exceeding its expectations, the U.S. carrier said on Thursday, underlining strong appetite for travel despite high inflation.
From Reuters ● Sep. 16, 2022
Washington lawyer Jacob M. Roth, representing coal-mining interests, also claimed the EPA was exceeding its authority.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 28, 2022
She said the number of patients and level of care that they needed was exceeding the hospital’s resources.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 22, 2021
She has been discharged from intensive care and was "exceeding all expectations", he said, adding she could now sit awake and talk to him.
From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2021
Once tied down and paid, he was exceeding pleased with the whole proceedings, and merrily instructed us where we might find his cattle and pigs.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
