Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
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Afterward, Giulianotti and I went to a small room outside the O.R., where various physicians were typing into terminals.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 23, 2019
This allowed them to record what employees were typing on their keyboards and to take screenshots of their monitors.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 13, 2018
A few of the men were engaged, a few were typing on their iPhones, and the lead investor was alternating between peppering me with questions and leaning back in his chair with his arms folded.
From New York Times ● Dec. 2, 2017
Maybe we sat a few tables over at a restaurant, while they were typing something like this?
From The Verge ● Jan. 28, 2015
I believe you were typing when I came....
From Max Carrados by Ernest Bramah
