tread
verb (used without object)
to set down the foot or feet in walking; step; walk.
will be treading
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future progressiveof tread.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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When Sir Keir Starmer touches down in Washington next week, he will be treading a fine diplomatic line.
From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2025
Well, there will be star arrivals, but they will be treading a champagne-colored carpet.
From New York Times ● Mar. 11, 2023
As the first woman to head the IMF, Lagarde will be treading on familiar ground.
From BusinessWeek ● Jun. 28, 2011
"We will be treading water for five years," Batchelor said, adding that Vallejo can only afford to set aside $5 million for creditors holding roughly $50 million of the city's debt.
From Reuters ● Dec. 1, 2010
Take away the odd two hundred, and for a thousand days and nights my heart has been where their muffled feet will be treading in another minute.
From Notes of a Camp-Follower on the Western Front by E. W. (Ernest William) Hornung
