attaining

present participle and gerund of attain

(transitive) To gain (an object or desired result).
(transitive) To reach or come to, by progression or motion; to arrive at (a place, time, state, etc.).
(intransitive) To come or arrive, by motion, growth, bodily exertion, or efforts toward a place, object, state, etc.
(obsolete, transitive) To get at the knowledge of.
(obsolete, transitive) To reach in excellence or degree.
(obsolete, transitive) To reach a person after being behind them.