to progress

Examples

• All

• You have a sense, you know how you progress in a law firm, right?

• And how do we actually progress along those stages?

  Gregory B. Sadler - That Philosophy Guy

• So really curious to see how things progress on this trip.

  Brett Conti

• I feel like I have progressed as a person.

• Things are progressing more quickly than we first thought.

  Now Is Good (2012)

• Students must make decisions as they progress through the events programmed into the microworld.

  Academic text (1999)

• As we continue to exercise regularly, we will progress in our fitness levels.

• Over the years, she has progressed significantly in her career as a teacher.

• The project will progress once we receive the necessary funding.

Synonyms

D

to develop

vsto progress

905 1.6

To grow or change slowly to become more mature

is the general idea of moving forward or improving over time

M

to move on

vsto progress

670 3.1

To start the next stage or activity and stop focusing on the past

is the overall notion of forward development without the leaving past aspect

A

to advance

vsto progress

417 3.4

To help something move forward or become better

focuses more broadly on forward change rather than help or support

G

to get on

vsto progress

• UK

279 3.2

Make progress with a project

is more general and not limited to satisfactory outcomes

M

to making progress

vsto progress

251 2.8

Getting better at a task or skill you are working on

expresses the same forward change but not only as a state

C

to come along

vsto progress

125 2.9

To get better or improve over time

is neutral about tone and covers any forward change

C

to come on

vsto progress

119 3.2

Start to get better

is the broader concept of moving forward without implying noticeability

M

to march on

vsto progress

30 3.3

Move forward in a steady, determined way

is a general move forward without the steady or inevitable tone

M

to move beyond

vsto progress

29 4.3

To go past a problem and start something better

is broader, covering forward development not only beyond obstacles

G

to get along

vsto progress

27 2.1

Manage or do well in a situation

is broader, covering any forward development, not only coping

S

to shape up

vsto progress

23 3.2

Start to get better and more complete

is neutral and covers all forward or improving changes

P

to push forward

vsto progress

19 3.1

To keep making progress despite problems

is the simple idea of moving forward without stressing struggle

M

to make headway

vsto progress

9 3.5

To make slow progress when it is difficult

covers forward change more generally without stressing difficulty

P

to progress to

vsto progress

9 3.6

Move on to a higher level after getting better

is general forward change and not necessarily goal or stage focused

Antonyms

D

to deteriorate

146 5.9

To get worse in quality, condition, or value

R

to recede

29 4.8

To move back or become less strong

R

to regress

24 7.5

To return to an earlier, less developed or worse state

S

to stagnate

19 6.8

To stop growing or changing and stay the same, like water in a pond

Phrasal Verbs

M

to making progress

251 2.8

Getting better at a task or skill you are working on

P

to progress to

9 3.6

Move on to a higher level after getting better

T

to track progress

1 3.4

To watch how something changes or gets better over time

Compounds

W

work in progress

41 3.4

A project that is not finished yet

P

progress report

19 2.8

A report that shows work done and progress over a set time

B

barrier to progress

1 3.9

Something that stops a project or work from moving forward

L

lightspeed progress

5.5

Very fast improvement in a project or task

P

Pilgrim's Progress

• Literature

8.8

A famous religious story about a man's long journey to find faith

How Much

to complete

∞ 1.0

to advance

417 3.4

to progress

209 2.5

to stall

166 4.3

to go nowhere fast

• Informal

3 5.5

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology