fleet
noun
the largest organized unit of naval ships grouped for tactical or other purposes.
Used to describe an action that will be fully completed or achieved by a specific point in the future.
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A score of lustres will have fleeted Before the Ministry of Art, Though it should make an early start, Can hope to see the thing completed.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, January 28, 1914 by Sir Owen Seaman