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will have retired vs will have been retiring

Both phrases are grammatically correct, but they're used in different contexts. 'Will have retired' is used to talk about someone completing their career and no longer working. On the other hand, 'will have been retiring' talks about the ongoing process of retiring leading up to a future point. They're not directly comparable as they convey different meanings.
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will have retired

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate someone completing their career and no longer working.

This phrase is used to talk about someone who will have stopped working in the future, after a certain period of time.

Examples:

  • By the time I turn 65, I will have retired.
  • She will have retired by the end of the year.
  • In five years, he will have retired from his job.
  • They will have retired after working for 40 years.
  • When he reaches 70, he will have retired for a decade.
  • Mar 12, 2020 ... Within 5 years 45% of all current psychiatrists will have retired. Thread starter Psychresy; Start date Mar 12, 2020 · learn how to start a ...
  • Feb 27, 2015 ... After Paul Pierce and Marcus Smart get their numbers retired the Celtics will have retired numbers 31-36. Upvote 17. Downvote Reply reply
  • Sep 28, 2023 ... As of 9/29/23 I will have retired from full time employment. Although I retired from my corporate career back in April of 2019 (at which time I moved to ...
  • I will have retired you will have retired he/she/it will have retired we will have retired you will have retired they will have retired. Future Perfect ...
  • Apr 3, 2024 ... When you read this, I will have retired from the Health Research Authority (HRA) after nearly eleven and a half years of the best job of my ...
  • Jan 22, 2024 ... By the time you read this, I will have retired from my job at personal finance site NerdWallet. You can read the rest of the column here ...
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  • Jan 5, 2022 ... In this example "will have retired by" has the same meaning as "will retire by". D ...
  • Jan 28, 2024 ... By the time you read this, I will have retired from my job at personal finance site NerdWallet. MAKING THE DECISION WAS SURPRISINGLY HARD.
  • ... will have retired, all the large industrial economies will see a massive increase in the old age population. This book examines population aging..." />.

Alternatives:

  • will retire
  • will be retired
  • will stop working
  • will have left the workforce
  • will have ended their career

will have been retiring

This phrase is correct and used to describe the ongoing process of retiring leading up to a future point.

This phrase is used to talk about the continuous action of retiring over a period of time, with the focus on the process rather than the completion.

Examples:

  • By next year, she will have been retiring for five years.
  • He will have been retiring since he turned 60.
  • They will have been retiring gradually over the past decade.
  • In 10 years, she will have been retiring for a long time.
  • By the time he reaches 70, he will have been retiring for a while.
  • Future Perfect Continuous. I will have been retiring you will have been retiring he/she/it will have been retiring we will have ...
  • Past participle. retired · I will have been retiring · you will have been retiring · he/she/it will have been retiring · we will have been retiring · you will have ...
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  • I will have been retiring; you will have been retiring; he will have been retiring; we will have been retiring; you will have been retiring; they will have ...
  • I will have been retiring you will have been retiring he will have been retiring we will have been retiring you will have been retiring they will have ...
  • will have been retiring. he/she/it. will have been retiring. we. will have been retiring. you. will have been retiring. they. will have been retiring ...
  • I will have been retiring you will have been retiring he will have been retiring we will have been retiring you will have been retiring they will have ...
  • will have been retiring. you, will have been retiring. he, she, it, will have been retiring. we, will have been retiring. you, will have been retiring. they ...
  • Past participle. retired · I will have been retiring · you will have been retiring · he/she/it will have been retiring · we will have been retiring · you will have ...

Alternatives:

  • will be in the process of retiring
  • will have been in the retirement phase
  • will have been transitioning into retirement
  • will have been preparing for retirement
  • will have been moving towards retirement

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