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
The scene is a foreshadow, and signals that the novel will compress time, dwelling on certain details or events, while allotting mere lines to other pivotal moments, or allowing them to occur offstage, in passing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2025
Continued pumping will compress the air until the limit of the apparatus is reached.
From Elements of Plumbing by Samuel Edward Dibble
