Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that will be taking place in the future.
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If you live there and the cold hasn’t arrived yet, it will be knocking on your door shortly, said my colleague Judson Jones, a meteorologist.
From New York Times ● Dec. 23, 2022
“We will be knocking on doors, we’ll be texting, we’ll be phone banking, and we’ll be doing election protection,” said Nguyen, whose sister Bee Nguyen was the Democratic nominee for secretary of state in Georgia.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 2, 2022
Go 11-1 against this gantlet, especially if that record includes a win over Notre Dame, and the Cougars will be knocking on the playoff door.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2022
Joel Embiid will be knocking on the door as soon as he proves he can stay healthy for an entire season.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 20, 2018
Oh, mamma, that one won't do," said Ellen anxiously; "you know the desk will be knocking about in a trunk, and the ink would run out and spoil everything.
From The Wide, Wide World by Warner, Susan
