expire
verb (used without object)
to come to an end; terminate, as a contract, guarantee, or offer.
will expire
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future tenseof expire.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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That pause will expire on Friday unless the Supreme Court intervenes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
The trade agreement will expire in 10 years if not renewed, though Canada and Mexico both want to renew the deal.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
If it’s not obligated by the end of September, that money will expire and can no longer be spent.
From Salon ● Jun. 23, 2026
The proposed rule, which was drafted in 2024, will expire at the end of the month if not brought to the City Council for a vote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026
The race will expire, having perfected its imitation of Christ, and the animals that remain will hold the world in undisputed possession; unless, indeed, they catch the contagion, and wind up the whole terrestrial business.
From Flowers of Freethought (Second Series) by G. W. (George William) Foote
