retrofit
verb (used with object)
to modify equipment (in airplanes, automobiles, a factory, etc.) that is already in service using parts developed or made available after the time of original manufacture.
were retrofitting
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past progressiveof retrofit.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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At the time, enthusiasts were retrofitting the Beetles by cutting away the body to make them even lighter and adding wide tires.
From New York Times ● Mar. 6, 2021
Plucky young cooks were retrofitting Econoline vans to serve up gourmet cupcakes or arepas to equally plucky young diners in Portland, Austin, Brooklyn, etc.
From Time ● Jun. 13, 2012
