headway
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5.6
- noun
- /ˈhɛdˌweɪ/
- Plunging in, I started making headway into the world of counterterrorism.
- make headway
- little headway
- much headway
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Watch on YouTubeAnd there was one problem that we worked on for three hours and we made no headway whatsoever.
- And there was one problem that we worked on for three hours and we made no headway whatsoever.
- Then why are we not making more headway on this?
- And those appealing to compassion or to malice will make no headway.
- And the NRA was kind of caught off guard and Rocky Mountain Gun Owners made huge headway.
- And I think that's a, that's maybe one of the more encouraging stories in AI alignment research because we're making more headway than honestly I expected.
- And how do you suggest addressing that issue if we're going to make any headway at all in brain diseases?
- From everything we know, Arsenal appear to stand the best chance and have made the most headway.
- Interestingly, made no headway whatsoever with the Milwaukee Central Library or the system.
- You can't blame it on luck if you're not making headway.
- But I could tell it's not enough, not enough that you're making headway.
Examples
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I think we're making some headway.
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Fortunately, though, I did eventually make some headway with my inquiries.
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And, and I think we made some serious headway with these people.
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I think we're making significant headway in many, many areas.
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- You certainly are making quite a bit of headway in this office.
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But we have made some headway.
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In the interim, women continued to make headway in the sport.
Academic text (1998) -
But researchers from Caltech have now made headway on the second point.
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Now that we've made so much headway in creating pieces, the next step is to do the market research and find out what it is people want.
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We are making significant headway on the project despite the challenges.
Synonyms
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2.5
Forward change toward a goal or better state
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3.1
Progress toward a goal or a new discovery
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4.1
Important progress toward a goal
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3.7
The act of going ahead toward a goal
Going forward toward a goal or place
Antonyms
How Much Progress
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Headway comes from sailing, where a boat 'made headway' when it moved its front forward through the water. That's why headway now means 'progress' or moving forward toward a goal, especially when there are obstacles.