proceed
verb (used without object)
to move or go forward or onward, especially after stopping.
was proceeding
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past progressiveof proceed.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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Just a few months ago, Trojena appeared to be one of the few projects at Neom—envisioned to hold nine million people—that was proceeding apace, even as other components of the site were facing major cutbacks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 2026
This is one track that was proceeding at the same time the federal habeas proceedings were going forward in the District of New Jersey.
From Slate ● Jan. 21, 2026
Venezuela, which has the world's largest proven oil reserves, shrugged off the threat of more pain, insisting that it was proceeding with business as usual.
From Barron's ● Dec. 17, 2025
Within moments she then receives a text message from the sub saying it had dropped two weights, which seems to have led her to mistakenly think the dive was proceeding as expected.
From BBC ● May 22, 2025
Occasionally he had been called off assignments when his superiors felt he was proceeding too cautiously.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
