Used to describe an action that will be fully completed or achieved by a specific point in the future.
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By then, maybe Malone’s message will have sunk in.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 5, 2023
For many, the message that it's essential to get a test if you have symptoms will have sunk in.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2020
"Almost every Glaswegian will have sunk a pint there in there. Many comedians will have gigged there. It's an institution. "Like many people I just wanted to do something to help.
From BBC ● Dec. 22, 2013
The dish is then held up at an angle, and shaken from side to side until a compact little heap remains, to the bottom of which the gold will have sunk.
From Spinifex and Sand by David Wynford Carnegie
He predicts a great manufacturing prosperity to the country when Manchester and Birmingham will have sunk into ruins.
From The Bramleighs of Bishop's Folly by Charles James Lever
