happen
verb (used without object)
to take place; come to pass; occur.
will be happening
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future progressiveof happen.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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“The push for defense is not going away from a geopolitical standpoint,” Manthey said, adding that a lot of the manufacturing required for the industry will be happening in Europe.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 18, 2026
“It’s not particularly well understood that this will be happening soon,” says Daniel Hornung, policy fellow at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2025
"There are lots of competing objectives they'll be thinking about, and those conversations will be happening right now."
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2025
"I am almost 100% percent sure that it will be happening again this year," said Alicja Herda, one of the organisers of Warsaw's Equality March.
From Reuters ● Jun. 17, 2023
“That’s bad enough. But if it hits two degrees, climate disasters like what you heard about today will be happening to all of us, all the time.”
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
