scramble
verb (used without object)
to climb or move quickly using one's hands and feet, as down a rough incline.
will scramble
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future tenseof scramble.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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If “return on investment” becomes the top benchmark, educators will scramble to prove their college is the “best” for post-graduation wealth accumulation—forget the rest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 4, 2026
A few brave hedge funds will scramble to scoop up underpriced assets when restrictions end.
From Barron's ● Dec. 17, 2025
Now Boyce will scramble to see if he can find replacement games.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2023
“With local and regional elections coming up later this year, the parties will scramble to get ready and may not want to attempt to win national office at this point,” said Sanborn, the university professor.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 3, 2022
Not unfrequently the young "imps" will scramble for it, string it upon skewers, and with great nonchalance throw it over their shoulders, and walk off.
From Our World, Or, the Slaveholder's Daughter by F. Colburn (Francis Colburn) Adams
