progress

progress
1 noun
1 (U) the process of getting better at doing something, or getting closer to finishing or achieving something
(+ of/on/towards): Nico had been candid with Stern about the progress of the investigation. | tests designed to monitor the student's progress
2 make progress
a) to get better at doing something or come closer to finishing or achieving something: Nick has made good progress with his studies this year. | I'm afraid we're not making much progress.
b) to move towards a place: By nighttime we had still made very little progress.
3 (U) change towards a better society because of developments in science or fairer methods of social organization: the great march of progress
4 in progress formal happening now, and not yet finished: No Talking. Examination in Progress.
5 (U) slow or difficult movement towards a place: We watched with apprehension their progress across the face of the cliff.
6 (C) old use a journey, especially by a king or queen
2 verb (I)
1 to develop over a period of time and become something better or more complete: Work on the ship progressed quickly. | I asked the nurse how my son was progressing.
(+ to): Cindy has progressed to reading on her own.
2 if an activity or situation progresses, it continues to happen or develop gradually: As the meeting progressed, Nina grew more and more bored.
3 to move forward slowly: Our taxi seemed to be progressing with agonizing slowness.
4 to move on from doing one thing to doing another
(+ to): We started with a bottle of wine, and then progressed to whisky. —compare regress

Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.

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