ravage
verb (used with object)
to work havoc upon; damage or mar by ruinous or destructive action.
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that will be taking place in the future.
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These next few months will be ravaging, as the provisions and regulations must be formed by March 2020.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 22, 2019