Synonyms

make headway

Idioms

Advance, make progress, as in We haven't made any headway with this project. This expression, first recorded in 1887, uses headway in the nautical sense of “a vessel's forward movement.”

Example Sentences

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“It also illustrates how hard it is for the market to make headway without technology participating.”

From MarketWatch

But Southern California, which has made headway in other areas of leadership diversity, has lagged behind.

From Los Angeles Times

Watched on by Roger Federer, the second set continued in much the same vein, with neither player able to make headway early on.

From Barron's

Either way, Arsenal are understood to have made headway with a potential move for Gyokeres in recent days.

From BBC

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