compress
verb (used with object)
to press together; force into less space.
will compress
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future tenseof compress.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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“Supersonic travel will compress the world in a way we haven’t seen since the Jet Age,” says NYU’s Karaburun.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
Higher expenses will compress margins in the near term, the analysts noted, but Akamai continues to announce large compute deals that affirm its relevance in the cloud-services market.
From Barron's ● Feb. 20, 2026
As payments become commoditized and custody solutions standardize, margins will compress.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 16, 2026
If you drop your phone on a pillow, the pillow will compress beneath the phone, which lengthens the impact time.
From Slate ● Jan. 11, 2024
In long eccentric rods the variation is of course minute; but still it exists, and must exist, since it is impossible to tell exactly how much the rubber will compress in making the joint.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Joshua Rose
