near
adverb
close; to a point or place not far away.
will be nearing
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future progressiveof near.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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By that point, Sheahan hopes his podcast will be nearing its one-year anniversary.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 4, 2021
At that point, the additional federal unemployment benefit will be nearing its national expiration.
From Reuters ● Jul. 20, 2021
By the end of this decade, the pure run-first back will be nearing extinction.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 15, 2020
She has limited herself to four years in the job — part of the price of regaining it — and her remarkable energy notwithstanding, she will be nearing her mid-80s when she finishes it.
From New York Times ● Jan. 5, 2019
In another thousand years, perhaps, it will be nearing the pearly gates.
From Flowers of Freethought (First Series) by G. W. (George William) Foote
