taxi
noun
a taxicab.
was taxiing
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past progressiveof taxi.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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One plane was taxiing to its gate after arriving from Charlotte, N.C., when it struck another jet that was taxiing for departure to Roanoke, Va., according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2025
No one was injured in the incident, which happened while the jet was taxiing early Sunday, the F.A.A. said.
From New York Times ● May 15, 2024
The footballer had also expressed his fears about the aircraft in a voice note sent to his closest friends as the plane was taxiing on the runway at Nantes Atlantique Airport.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2022
He can vividly recall his final conversation with his 14-year-old brother, Teddy, as their 18-seat charter jet was taxiing down that snowy Colorado runway.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2022
But a group of Yak fighters was taxiing along the runway.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
