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progress report

progress report

19 2.8
A report that shows work done and progress over a set time
  • noun
  • /ˈprɑːɡrɛs rɪˈpɔːrt/
translation icon : informe de progreso
  • The team submitted their progress report detailing the tasks completed over the last month.
  • an annual progress report
  • a monthly progress report
  • submit a progress report

We will have assignments, progress reports, and a Facebook group to help you stay on the right track.

Examples

  • In addition, the candidates are expected to make a monthly progress report to the Academy director by e-mail.

    Academic text (1997)
  • Teams met weekly with the faculty GM to provide progress reports.

    Academic text (2017)
  • Lieutenant, I must have a progress report.

  • You can also be registered as a coach and have access to student progress reports.

    Academic text (2011)
  • In this hand... I hold academic progress reports prepared by your teachers.

  • Allow a few minutes each day to get progress reports from students to ensure they remain on task.

    Academic text (2004)
  • Five working groups of the National Coalition for Core Arts Standards have shared progress reports.

    Academic text (2013)
  • The whole afternoon was taken up by a company progress report, with several American directors in attendance.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • The rules require an issuer to give investors progress reports and to post an annual report on its website.

    Academic text (2017)
  • The health district maintained accountability to the public through news releases, monthly progress reports, and public presentations.

    Academic text (1997)

Antonyms

557 1.3

Not reaching what was planned or expected

148 3.6

A problem that delays progress or makes things worse

How Detailed

progress report
19 2.8
report
1.3

Surface Forms

Morphology

progress + report

The meaning 'a report detailing progress' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'progress' (movement toward goals) with 'report' (an informational account); the compound simply denotes a report about progress. This is a regular noun+noun compositional pattern found across many languages (e.g. informe de progreso, rapport d'avancement), so a B1 learner who knows both words can readily infer the MWE meaning.

Etymology

Progress report comes from the simple idea of a progress (steps forward) shown in a report (a short paper). Imagine a teacher or manager writing a paper with notes or a small chart that shows what has been done and how far someone has moved forward, so the phrase means 'a report about work done'.