collect
verb (used with object)
to gather together; assemble.
will be collecting
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future progressiveof collect.future progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that will be taking place in the future.
Example Sentences
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He will be collecting tonight's Songwriter of the Year award, despite recently confessing to not having written a song in two years.
From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2026
Starting tomorrow until 17 May, the agency will be collecting industry proposals for MSR, with the goal of developing more detailed mission architectures by the fall.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 15, 2024
A Field School scientist holds a pink plush shark and gestures to its fins and tail, explaining the data that we will be collecting.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 18, 2023
The Mine Safety and Health Administration will be collecting comments on the proposal through Aug. 28, with three hearings scheduled in Arlington, Virginia, Beckley, West Virginia, and Denver.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 24, 2023
While he is loading up that basket, we will be collecting our hats.
From Psmith, Journalist by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse
