function
noun
the kind of action or activity proper to a person, thing, or institution; the purpose for which something is designed or exists; role.
will be functioning
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future progressiveof function.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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We don’t really know when the city will be functioning again.
From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2021
There will be functioning computers there, and hopefully some structured classes on using them to boot.
From Slate ● Mar. 5, 2020
"I doubt that the 30-inch stove that replaced it will be functioning in 2072," she says.
From US News ● Sep. 27, 2016
The hospital will be functioning by the end of the month.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 5, 2014
It seems certain that it will be repealed and within the next year or two, the old saloon will be functioning as in former days.
From David Lannarck, Midget An Adventure Story by George S. Harney
