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has expired vs had expired

Both are correct phrases, but they’re used in different contexts. "Has expired" is used for something that recently expired or is still relevant in the present, while "had expired" is used for something that expired in the past and is no longer relevant.
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has expired

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

Use "has expired" to indicate that something recently expired or is still relevant in the present. It is in the present perfect tense.

Examples:

  • The milk has expired, so we can't use it anymore.
  • The warranty has expired, so we need to pay for repairs.
  • The subscription has expired, and we need to renew it.
  • The contract has expired, and we need to negotiate a new one.
  • The offer has expired, so we can't avail of it anymore.
  • Error message "Your authentication has expired". My colleagues are having issues with logging into Hubspot and Outlook Sales Integration. Even though they ...
  • Aug 25, 2022 ... When reinstalling brave with my seed it tells me: “This code has expired. Generate a new one on the other device and try again.” the code has not expired, it ...
  • Sep 26, 2018 ... ... has expired.”, result: null}. Anyone any ideas. Ta. I. Iain_M_Norman (Iain M Norman) September 27, 2018, 9:21am 2. So I decided to step through ...
  • Jul 9, 2024 ... ... has expired due to inactivity. Send a new interactive authorization request for this user and resource. My account signed in fine, but the ...
  • Aug 17, 2016 ... Veeam Community discussions and solutions for: Copy interval has expired Incremental copy was not processed of Veeam Backup & Replication.
  • ... has expired" - why? Solved. Getting "You have either already completed the survey or your session has expired" - why? 7 years ago. 11 November 2017.
  • When i try to login via the web interface i can login, but then i get an error message "Your session has expired" and i got thrown back to the login page.
  • Panorama PanOS 10.2.2-h2 relogin "Session has expired..." issue ... We have an issue with the login page of panorama. When we get kicked out of panorama due to a ...
  • Oct 5, 2021 ... CERT_HAS_EXPIRED certificate has expired is thrown when I'm trying to update sinon package #2608. Closed. DaniRvd opened this issue on Oct ...
  • Jan 10, 2020 ... I opened postman this morning to find a message saying “Your session has expired. Please sign in again” However when I try to sign in it ...

Alternatives:

  • is expired
  • expired recently
  • has run out
  • has come to an end
  • has reached its expiration date

had expired

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

Use "had expired" to indicate that something expired in the past and is no longer relevant. It is in the past perfect tense.

Examples:

  • By the time I found the coupon, it had expired.
  • The food had expired, so we had to throw it away.
  • The membership had expired, and I couldn't access the benefits.
  • The contract had expired, and we had to find a new supplier.
  • The offer had expired, so we missed the opportunity.
  • Mar 3, 2020 ... Hi everyone, " My contract has or had expired on Feb 29th." Which one is correct? Thank you so much in advance for your help.
  • Connecting PBI to Azure Databrick - error message: "The result file URL had expired". ‎03-04-2022 02:42 AM. Hi,.
  • Sep 14, 2024 ... Did not receive a notification that my trial had expired and now the account renewed. I unintentionally started a trial month for a Dropbox ...
  • VCV Rack site certificate had expired, now fixed. VCV Rack · Patheros (Andrew Hanson (Path Set)) July 9, 2022, 10:45pm 1. So the SSL cert for vcvrack.com ...
  • My Temple Recommend Had Expired. By Julie Wright. I could only sit by and watch as the young women I was supposed to be leading entered the temple without me ...
  • Oct 7, 2024 ... Suspicious phone call saying my Medicare plan had expired. I'm on traditional Medicare and also a Medigap policy. I got a call from 681-363 ...
  • Jan 5, 2024 ... Sharing MS 365 with family member who had expired MS 365. Hi there,. I have subscribed to MS Office 365 and wish to share it with my father's ...
  • Mar 16, 2022 ... Recovering emails whilst my domain had expired. My domain expired and I stopped receiving emails, over many days. Now I have renewed by ...
  • Sep 26, 2023 ... Wasn't getting any offers for hours. Called support & they said my store had a high volume & I had expired offers? How to fix this?
  • Sep 8, 2019 ... Ok < so I had Sketchup Make 2017 free version on my laptop and the other day I went to open it to get a message that my trial period had expired ...

Alternatives:

  • had run out
  • had come to an end
  • had reached its expiration date
  • was no longer valid
  • was expired

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