(~ed)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
Progress is the process of gradually improving or getting nearer to achieving or completing something.
The medical community continues to make ~ in the fight against cancer...
The two sides made little if any ~ towards agreement.
N-UNCOUNT
2.
The ~ of a situation or action is the way in which it develops.
The Chancellor is reported to have been delighted with the ~ of the first day’s talks...
N-SING: the N, oft N of n
3.
To ~ means to move over a period of time to a stronger, more advanced, or more desirable state.
He will visit once a fortnight to see how his new staff are ~ing...
He started with sketching and then ~ed to painting.
VERB: V, V to n
4.
If events ~, they continue to happen gradually over a period of time.
As the evening ~ed, sadness turned to rage...
VERB: V
5.
If something is in ~, it has started and is still continuing.
The game was already in ~ when we took our seats...
PHRASE