reap
verb (used with object)
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
will be reaping
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future progressiveof reap.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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If omicron now rips through Western capitals as badly or worse than the delta variant before it, wealthy nations, scientists say, will be reaping what they sowed.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 29, 2021
Even though deGrom will receive a big increase in salary next season, the Mets will be reaping the benefits of homegrown starters.
From New York Times ● Dec. 2, 2016
Exporters will be reaping monopoly rents due to depleting resource prices way in excess of production costs.
From New York Times ● Nov. 18, 2011
The company has made great strides in the past year, and will be reaping the rewards in the near future.
From Time Magazine Archive
This place is sowing the wind and it will be reaping the whirlwind.
From The Silver Maple by Mary Esther Miller MacGregor
