fail
verb (used without object)
to fall short of success or achievement in something expected, attempted, desired, or approved.
will be failing
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future progressiveof fail.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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Hololei agreed, adding: "Otherwise we will be failing very short of the targets have been set."
From Reuters ● Jan. 16, 2023
The charity Mind said the UK government "will be failing an entire generation unless it prioritises investment in young people's mental health services".
From BBC ● Nov. 29, 2022
If they do not, they will be failing not only this generation of patients but many millions more to come.
From Scientific American ● Feb. 16, 2022
If he doesn't order that judge-led inquiry, I think he will be failing to understand both the gravity and scale of this crisis.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 3, 2012
It's not I will be failing him now!
From The Atlantic Book of Modern Plays by Leonard, Sterling Andrus
