exceed
verb (used with object)
to go beyond in quantity, degree, rate, etc..
were 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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So if you put all your money into one product under your name, you were exceeding the limit by $50,000.
From MarketWatch ● May 11, 2026
“We were supposed to have been notified when they were exceeding that amount. It’s written in the contract that we were supposed to be notified at different levels. We were not notified.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2025
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said container traffic at major points and cement deliveries at construction sites were exceeding prestrike levels as of 10 a.m.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 9, 2022
Feedback from police, lawyers and the judiciary suggested it is difficult to achieve "quality casework" because the workloads being handled by Rasso units were exceeding their capacity, the report said.
From BBC ● Feb. 1, 2016
With a rocket this size, I thought perhaps we were exceeding the critical dimensions of zincoshine.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
