Make+progress
41make headway — verb obtain advantages, such as points, etc. The home team was gaining ground After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number one playoff berth in the Western Conference • Syn: ↑gain, ↑advance, ↑win …
42make headway — If you make headway, you make progress. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** If you make headway, you make progress in what you are trying to achieve. Investigators have made little headway in their search for the causes of the… …
43make\ headway — v. phr. To move forward; make progress. The university is making headway with its campus reorganization project. •• to make progress in a particular direction, in spite of any problems or difficulties …
44progress — I. n. 1. Advancement, advance, progression, movement forward. 2. Growth, increase, improvement, development. 3. Journey of state, circuit. II. v. n. 1. Advance, proceed. 2. Take head, make headway, work one s way, make one s way, make progress,… …
45make headway — critics charge that the ground troops are making no headway in their purported mission Syn: make progress, progress, make strides, gain ground, advance, proceed, move, get ahead, come along, take shape …
46progress — noun /ˈproʊgrɛs / (say prohgres) 1. a proceeding to a further or higher stage, or through such stages successively: the progress of a scholar in his studies. 2. advancement in general. 3. growth or development; continuous improvement. 4.… …
47make time — phrasal 1. to travel fast 2. to gain time 3. to make progress toward winning favor < trying to make time with the waitress > …
48make way — 1. verb a) To clear a passage. He was starting to make his way in the world. b) To make progress. See Also: under way 2. interjection an instruction to get out of the way of someone else, usually because they are carrying something and need a… …
49make out — informal 1》 make progress; fare. 2》 N. Amer. engage in sexual activity. → make …
50make way — 1》 allow room for someone or something else. 2》 Nautical make progress; travel. → make …
