progress

About 62.04 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun Movement or advancement through a series of events, or points in time; development through time. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}

   Testing for the new antidote is currently in progress.

2. noun Specifically, advancement to a higher or more developed state; development, growth.

   Science has made extraordinary progress in the last fifty years.

3. noun An official journey made by a monarch or other high personage; a state journey, a circuit.
4. noun A journey forward; travel.
5. noun Movement onwards, forwards, or towards a specific objective or direction; advance.

   The thick branches overhanging the path made progress difficult.

6. verb To move, go, or proceed forward; to advance.

   Visitors progress through the museum at their own pace.

7. verb To develop.

   Societies progress unevenly.

8. verb To improve; to become better or more complete.

Similar words

progression advance advancement march on come on shape up move on pass on build up go on

Often followed by

of in and is was has to toward on

Word family

progressed progresses progressing