overtake
verb (used with object)
to catch up with in traveling or pursuit; draw even with.
will be overtaking
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future progressiveof overtake.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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"Soon nightfall will be overtaking us," continued Kalinin as he fumbled in his kaftan.
From Through Russia by Hogarth, C. J.
“The swallows are flying low, and night will be overtaking me before I will be over the mountain.”
From The Whale and the Grasshopper And other Fables by O'Brien, Seumas
