mature
adjective
complete in natural growth or development, as plant and animal forms.
were maturing
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past progressiveof mature.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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But a perfect storm was brewing: the aspirations that accompanied democracy were maturing at the same time as South Africa’s post-apartheid growth spurt slowed down, and the economy slumped after the global crash of 2008.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 11, 2019
They also were performing for audiences who were maturing with them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 2018
“As we kept moving forward, we kept adding different pieces, so our young players were maturing and developing.”
From Washington Post ● Dec. 19, 2014
Even though results haven't been great, felt tactically England were maturing, but this is a step back to the dark ages of two lines of four.
From BBC ● May 30, 2013
While Bolingbroke and his confederates were caballing and counselling, and paltering and drinking, the Whig statesmen were maturing their plans, and when the moment came for action it found them ready to act.
From A History of the Four Georges, Volume I by Justin McCarthy
