noun , verb
■ noun / ˈprəʊgres; NAmE ˈprɑːg-; -grəs/ [ U ]
1.
the process of improving or developing, or of getting nearer to achieving or completing sth :
to make progress
slow / steady / rapid / good progress
We have made great progress in controlling inflation.
economic / scientific / technical progress
They asked for a progress report on the project.
2.
movement forwards or towards a place :
She watched his slow progress down the steep slope.
There wasn't much traffic so we made good progress.
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IDIOMS
- in progress
■ verb / prəˈgres/ [ v ]
1.
to improve or develop over a period of time; to make progress
SYN advance :
The course allows students to progress at their own speed.
Work on the new road is progressing slowly.
2.
[+ adv. / prep. ] ( formal ) to move forward :
The line of traffic progressed slowly through the town.
( figurative )
Cases can take months to progress through the courts.
3.
to go forward in time
SYN go on :
The weather became colder as the day progressed.
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PHRASAL VERBS
- progress to sth
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English (as a noun): from Latin progressus an advance, from the verb progredi , from pro- forward + gradi to walk. The verb became obsolete in British English use at the end of the 17th cent. and was readopted from American English in the early 19th cent.