make headway

1. 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

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

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

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The Lions had 18 throws from touch and were turned over four times, a statistic that was all the more disappointing given that the maul did make headway when they got it right.

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But we hustled, I took control and said I’m going to start making headway to make things for me.

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The parties made headway on noneconomic proposals, including attendance policies, dress code, “just cause” protections and health and safety measures, the union said.

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• stay 
• survive 
• sustain