progress
/progress/
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Definition
Noun:
- Forward movement or advancement: The act of moving forward toward a destination or goal.
- Gradual improvement or development: The process of improving or developing something over a period of time.
Verb:
- To move forward or advance: To proceed or go forward, either physically or in a metaphorical sense.
- To develop or improve gradually: To grow or advance toward a more complete, advanced, or mature state.
Usage Examples
Noun:
- The car's progress was slow due to heavy traffic. (The forward movement of the car was slow.)
- She has made significant progress in learning the piano. (She has shown great improvement in her piano skills.)
Verb:
- The construction work is progressing according to schedule. (The work is moving forward as planned.)
- Medical science has progressed rapidly in the last century. (Medical science has developed and improved quickly.)
Advanced Usage
- "In progress": Currently happening or being done.
- The meeting is in progress, so please be quiet. (The meeting is currently happening.)
- "To progress to/through something": To advance to a further stage or move through a series.
- The disease progressed to a more severe stage. (The disease advanced to a worse stage.)
- He progressed through the ranks quickly. (He advanced through the levels of an organization rapidly.)
Variants and Related Words
- Progression (n): The process of developing or moving gradually towards a more advanced state.
- The natural progression from student to teacher.
- Progressive (adj): Happening or developing gradually or in stages; favoring or implementing social reform or new ideas.
- A progressive disease.
- Progressive political policies.
Synonyms
- Advancement (n): The process of promoting a cause or plan, or the act of moving forward.
- Development (n): The process of growing or changing and becoming more advanced.
- Proceed (v): To continue or move forward, especially after a pause.
Related Phrasal Verbs
- Progress to: To move forward to a subsequent stage or level.
- After the introductory course, students progress to more advanced topics.
- Progress with: To continue or advance in doing a particular task or activity.
- How are you progressing with your report?
Related Idioms
- Make progress: To advance or improve.
- We are finally making progress on the project.
- A work in progress: Something that is not yet finished and is still being developed or improved.
- My novel is still a work in progress.
Noun
- a movement forward
- he listened for the progress of the troops
- the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)
- gradual improvement or growth or development
- advancement of knowledge
- great progress in the arts
Verb
- form or accumulate steadily
- Resistance to the manager's plan built up quickly
- Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border
- move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
- Time marches on
- develop in a positive way
- He progressed well in school
- My plants are coming along
- Plans are shaping up