space
noun
the unlimited or incalculably great three-dimensional realm or expanse in which all material objects are located and all events occur.
were spacing
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past progressiveof space.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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Controllers were spacing aircraft farther apart for takeoffs and landings, causing delays, the FAA said.
From Reuters ● Apr. 22, 2013
“They were spacing five feet to our three. It was unbelievable,” he said after the race.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
