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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.
  • Future perfect. 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 ...
  • May 29, 2015 ... By the time you read this I will have retired from the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, the place where I began my journalism career more than four ...
  • v. re·tired, re·tir·ing, re·tires. v.intr. 1. To withdraw from one's occupation or position, especially upon reaching a certain age; stop working. 2. a. To move away or ...
  • Examples, Use. I will have retired by the end of this year. (Use 1). I read 40 pages a day. If I keep up the pace, I will have read the book by Tuesday. (Use 1) ...

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 been retiring. you, will have been ...
  • I will/shall have been retiring you will have been retiring he will have been retiring we will/shall have been retiring you will have been retiring they will have been ...
  • v. re·tired, re·tir·ing, re·tires. v.intr. 1. To withdraw from one's occupation or position, especially upon reaching a certain age; stop working. 2. a. To move away or ...
  • distinguished consultants and professors ---- within the next ten years, and this --- - more women to reach the top tier. A) will have been retiring / is allowing.

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

Related Comparisons

will be multiple vs will have multiple will be multiple vs will have nultiple have suffered with vs have suffered from graduated from vs have graduated from should be retired vs should be retired now will have mainly vs will mainly have

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