progressnoun [ U ]
uk/ˈprəʊ.ɡres/us/ˈprɑː.ɡres/B1 movement to an improved or more developed state, or to a forward position:
Technological progress has been so rapid over the last few years.
I'm not making much progress with my Spanish.
The doctor said that she was making good progress (= getting better after a medical operation or illness).
The recent free elections mark the next step in the country's progress towards democracy.
The yacht's crew said that they were making relatively slow progress.
in progress B2 formal
happening or being done now:
Repair work is in progress on the south-bound lane of the motorway and will continue until June.
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- We're making slow but steady progress with the decorating.
- The doctor will call next week to check on your progress.
- Alex is just plodding along at school, making very little progress.
- I have to report to my boss on progress every Friday.
- We need some sort of graph on which we can chart our progress.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Making progress and advancing
- a step forward idiom
- advance
- advancement
- ahead
- be cooking idiom
- betterment
- develop
- go great guns idiom
- graduate
- grow
- grow into sb/sth
- grow out of sth
- have come a long way idiom
- rise
- shape
- speciation
- spread your wings idiom
- steer a course/path idiom
- step
- streak ahead
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progressverb [ I ]
uk/prəˈɡres/us/prəˈɡres/B2 to improve or develop in skills, knowledge, etc.:
My Spanish never really progressed beyond the stage of being able to order drinks at the bar.
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regress
C2 to continue gradually:
As the war progressed, more and more countries became involved.
We started off talking about the weather and gradually the conversation progressed to politics.
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- As his illness progressed, he made fewer entries in his diary.
- The building project is progressing well.
- Unfortunately this is a disease which progresses very rapidly.
- Whenever I talk to him we never seem to progress beyond the weather and holidays.
- He started as an apprentice but quickly progressed to foreman.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Making progress and advancing
- a step forward idiom
- advance
- advancement
- ahead
- be cooking idiom
- betterment
- develop
- go great guns idiom
- graduate
- grow
- grow into sb/sth
- grow out of sth
- have come a long way idiom
- rise
- shape
- speciation
- spread your wings idiom
- steer a course/path idiom
- step
- streak ahead
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