lock
noun
a device for securing a door, gate, lid, drawer, or the like in position when closed, consisting of a bolt or system of bolts propelled and withdrawn by a mechanism operated by a key, dial, etc.
will be locking
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future progressiveof lock.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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“They want to make sure employees are paid, services are rendered, and those that are in need of the social services that will be locking their front doors if we don’t get something resolved.”
From Washington Times ● Jul. 14, 2015
“And your father will be locking the tires the minute we get home,” she told us.
From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon
I must get a move on, now, or that fat landlord will be locking me out.
From The Postmaster's Daughter by Louis Tracy
"Hush, Harry, or Master Warder will be locking thee up next," said Antony.
From Unknown to History: a story of the captivity of Mary of Scotland by Charlotte Mary Yonge
