move
verb (used without object)
to pass from one place or position to another.
was moving
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past progressiveof move.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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Rush hour traffic was moving slowly when Rios’s Expedition entered one of the busiest junctions in the San Fernando Valley, but the SUV did not appear to brake before it T-boned the bus, witnesses said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
To measure how that gas was moving, the researchers analyzed emission lines produced by iron ions.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026
"When he was moving about nine months to a year later, the skeleton was disposed of into the bins," Singh added.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
Old-guard tech billionaire Bill Gates wrote in a long essay last week that AI was moving faster than society could adjust to job displacement and other problems it creates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
He was moving slowly, like every step hurt, and Seven’s heart lurched with concern.
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
