progress1 nounprogress2 verb
progresspro‧gress1 /ˈprəʊɡres $ ˈprɑː-/ ●●● S2 W2 noun [uncountable] 
WORD ORIGINprogress1
Origin:
1400-1500 Latin past participle of progredi ‘to go forward’EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Progress in technology has changed people's lives dramatically.
- a progress report
- Any progress in cancer research may help to save lives.
- Bad weather has prevented progress on retrieving the plane from the sea.
- Spencer insisted that free enterprise was the key to social progress.
- Technological progress has allowed people to build immensely tall skyscrapers.
- The new national tests are intended to keep a closer check on children's progress.
- The older generation is simply afraid of progress.
- The two sides are making some progress toward a compromise.
- We are making steady progress towards equal status for men and women.
- We are very pleased with your son's progress at school.
- Yes, we've made progress. But there's so much more to do.
- Can anyone identify the driving forces behind such progress?
- Despite all the adversity, when the first report card came out, Casey had actually made some progress.
- Having made real progress in establishing democratic governments and free markets, they seek to professionalize their military establishments.
- I agree wholeheartedly that parents need to be informed of their children's progress.
- I would then return to a classroom where a historically rich conversation was in progress.
- In fact, the scientists were making considerable progress.
- It is assumed that technical progress is purely labour-augmenting.
- We must ensure that they receive ample opportunities to improve their skills and monitor their progress.
THESAURUS
noun [uncountable] the process of getting better at doing something, or getting closer to finishing or achieving something: · a test of the students’ progress· We have made good progress towards meeting our objectives.
noun [countable usually plural] a discovery, invention, or change that brings progress: · the technological advances of the twentieth century· advances in scientific knowledge· In recent years there have been enormous economic and social advances.
noun [countable] an important discovery or achievement that makes progress possible, especially one that happens suddenly after a long period of trying: · Scientists have described the discovery as a major breakthrough.· The breakthrough in the investigation came when police found a stolen car.
to make progress towards achieving something – used especially when it is difficult to make progress: · After several months of discussion, the committee had made little headway.
no progress [countable, uncountable] a situation in which no further progress can be made because two groups or organizations cannot find a way to end a disagreement: · The negotiations ended in deadlock.· At that point the strike appeared to have reached a stalemate.· the year-long political deadlock between the two parties
[singular] formal a situation in which progress has stopped completely, especially because people cannot agree on what to do next: · The continuing impasse over the budget.· The situation seemed to have reached an impasse.
to slowly stop making any progress: · The economy seems to be grinding to a halt.· It was clear that the peace talks had ground to a halt.
Longman Language Activatormake progress when you are trying to do something if you make progress , you gradually start to achieve what you want: · Far too many people are still unemployed, but we are making progress.make progress in/on: · At Yalta, Russia and Ukraine made progress in several aspects of their bilateral relations.· Rapid progress has been made on the development of drugs for the treatment of Aids .make progress towardsBritish /toward American: · The talks were aimed at making progress towards greater European union.
if something progresses, it develops in the way that you want and you gradually start to achieve what you want: progress well/quickly/successfully etc: · Work on the ship progressed quickly.· Bob was a very good football coach, and the team progressed very well.progress according to plan: · So far the building work has progressed according to plan.
if a particular activity or piece of work goes well, fine etc, it happens in a way that is good, so that you can gradually achieve what you want: go well/fine/better etc: · Fiona says that her new teaching job is going really well.· Things went better after the new computer system was installed.How's something going?: · "How are your exams going, Luke?" "Fine, thanks."the way something's going: · I feel very happy about the way the project's going so far.
informal if you are getting there , you are starting to achieve what you want, after difficulties or problems that have made progress slow: · The company had a lot of problems initially, but they're getting there now.· It's been a struggle paying off all our debts, but I think at last we're getting there.
if something, especially scientific and technical knowledge, advances , it develops and improves: · Computer technology is advancing very rapidly.· Our knowledge of the deepest parts of the ocean has advanced considerably over the last ten years.
to make progress in spite of problems or difficulties, because you are determined and have worked hard: · Sylvia's teachers all say that she has made great headway this term.· The new agreement indicated that the government was at last making headway against the terrorists.make headway in: · If either side is to make any headway in these negotiations, they must be prepared to compromise.
if an event or activity moves quickly, slowly or in the right direction, it progresses in that way: · Things moved quickly once we had agreed a price on the house.· I think that the trade agreement is moving in the right direction.· Police say that the investigation is moving slowly, and they are hoping that more witnesses will come forward.
also come on British if something such as a piece of work comes along , it progresses in a very satisfactory way: · Mary's reading and writing has really started to come along recently.come along well/fine/better etc: · The work on the new school sports centre is coming on very well.How's something coming along?: · "How's your project coming along?" "Oh, fine, thanks."
to make progress very rapidly if people make great strides , they make progress very rapidly towards improving knowledge or methods, especially in scientific, technical, or educational areas: · Science has made great strides since the 1970s.make great strides in: · Great strides have been made in reducing air pollution in US cities.· The conference highlighted the great strides made in education in Third World countries.make great strides towardsBritish /toward American: · We have made great strides towards equality between the sexes in legal status and rights.
to make progress very quickly towards achieving something, especially faster than other people: · Our export sales have continued to forge ahead this year.forge ahead in: · Growing environmental fears have made climate research all the more important, and Europe is forging ahead in this field.forge ahead with: · The Prime Minister promised that the government would forge ahead with the reforms.
British /improve/develop etc by leaps and bounds American if a person or the study, development etc of something comes on in leaps and bounds , they make progress very quickly, especially in knowledge or ability: · Jake was slow to learn to read, but now he's coming on in leaps and bounds.· We were very surprised to see the way this field of philosophical thought has grown by leaps and bounds.
to make no progress at all to not progress at all with a piece of work or activity: · The lawyers are trying to reach an agreement but so far no progress has been made.make no progress on: · Because of bad weather we made no progress on the house for the next three days.make no progress in: · Police were making no progress in their efforts to trace a man seen near the scene of the murder.make no progress with: · The city council have made no progress with their plans to rebuild the town hall.
informal to not progress at all, even though you have worked hard: · I feel as though I'm getting nowhere in this job.· Not surprisingly, the peace talks got nowhere.get nowhere with: · Don started to learn Arabic, but he was getting nowhere with it.get nowhere fast: · The project was eating up time and money and seemed to be getting nowhere fast.
if a piece of work or activity goes badly , it does not make progress or develop in the way you would like it to: · My essay isn't going very well. It's difficult to find any useful books on the subject.· Despite all the government's efforts, the war on drugs is going badly.
also go round in circles British to keep discussing the same problems without making any decisions or finding any answers: · This conversation's going around in circles again.· Every time we try to reach a decision, we end up going round in circles.
to stop developing or improving and often become worse: · Business here has stagnated compared with other wine-producing regions.· Everyone needs new challenges. Otherwise you just stagnate.
success when you are trying to achieve something · The new national tests are intended to keep a closer check on children's progress.progress in · Any progress in cancer research may help to save lives.progress on · Bad weather has prevented progress on retrieving the plane from the sea.economic/political/social etc progress · Spencer insisted that free enterprise was the key to social progress.
a new discovery or invention that brings progress: · The discovery marks a significant technological advance.advance in: · Dr Martineau had written an article about advances in medicine over the last five years.
an important discovery or achievement that makes it possible to progress, especially one that happens suddenly after a long period of trying: a big/dramatic/major etc breakthrough: · Egypt and Jordan welcomed news of the deal as a major breakthrough.breakthrough in: · There has been an important breakthrough in the search for safe nuclear energy.breakthrough on: · Scientists at Merck were nearing a breakthrough on a new drug to treat HIV.make/achieve a breakthrough: · Negotiators have made a breakthrough on the most difficult issue of employment security.
a very important event in the progress of development of something, especially the first time that something important is done: milestone in: · For most people, the birth of their first child is a milestone in their lives.an important/major/significant etc milestone: · His decision to accept the university's offer was an important milestone in his career.a milestone in the development/history/life etc of something: · The album 'Kind Of Blue' proved to be a milestone in the development of modern jazz.· This year has seen another milestone in the life of the Society, in that our assets passed the £3 billion mark.a milestone on/along the road to something: · We believe that what we have agreed today will be a milestone on the road to true peace and prosperity in our country.mark a milestone in something: · The expedition marked a milestone in the history of exploration.
an action or discovery that brings progress and that combines with other actions or discoveries to take you closer to the result you want to achieve: a big/important/major etc step : · Of course, starting the job-search is always a big step.step in: · The discovery of penicillin was a gigantic step in the treatment of infections.step forward: · The new law on drunk driving is being seen as a major step forward.step towardsBritish /toward American: · Identifying the cause of a disease must always be the first step towards finding a cure.step in the right direction: · Re-thinking our management techniques would be an important step in the right direction.
an event or action that is not always very important itself but helps you to progress towards achieving something: · For the unemployed, temporary jobs can be a useful stepping stone.stepping stone to/towards: · A teaching post is often only a stepping stone to a better paid profession.· The agreement was an important diplomatic stepping stone towards independence.
a situation in which there is no progress a situation in which no further progress can be made because two groups or organizations disagree with each other about what to do, and cannot think of any way to end the disagreement: reach a stalemate/be at a stalemate: · At that point the strike appeared to have reached a stalemate.· Negotiations with the 200 army rebels are at a stalemate.end in stalemate: · It looks like the long-running dispute could end in stalemate.stalemate between: · The proposal was aimed at ending the stalemate between environmentalist and business groups.stalemate in: · the stalemate in the three-month long pay disputebreak a stalemate (=make it possible for discussions to continue): · an attempt to break a stalemate in the Middle East peace process
a situation in which no further progress can be made because two groups disagree strongly with each other and refuse to change their minds: · In the same year the issue came before Parliament, but there was complete deadlock.deadlock between: · There are hopes that an agreement can be made to break the deadlock between the White House and Congress.deadlock over: · The deadlock over the US budget had turned away some investors.end in deadlock: · Their first trial ended in deadlock when the jury could not reach an agreement.break a deadlock (=to make it possible to agree so that you can progress): · Syria and Israel broke a six-month deadlock in their talks when they sent peace envoys to Maryland.
a situation in which it is impossible to make any further progress in your work or in what you are trying to do: · My mother thought that I should be a model, but I knew that was a dead end.be/feel you are at a dead end: · At 52, Martin felt he was at a dead end professionally.come to/hit/reach etc a dead end (=stop making any progress): · The development of this drug has come to a dead end because of doubts about its safety.
formal a situation in which progress has stopped completely, especially because people cannot agree on what to do next: impasse in: · The continuing impasse in negotiations made military conflict seem likely.impasse between: · an impasse between the US and its European trading partnersimpasse over: · There seemed no way to end the impasse over the Lockerbie affair.reach an impasse/be at an impasse: · It was clear that the Soviet economy was at an impasse.· On July 25, the situation seemed to have reached an impasse.
an action or change that makes a situation worse, so that the progress that has been made is lost: a step backwards for: · Accepting the job would be a step backwards for me.· Several opposition leaders described the programme as a major step backwards for democracy.take a step backwards: · Any sort of stress such as upset in the family may cause a child to take a step backwards in behaviour.
ways of saying that something is happening · She looked out of the window to see what was happening.· Property prices continue to rise and we still don't understand exactly why it's happening.what's happening? · The room began to shake and we stared at each other in terror. "What's happening?'' asked Robert.
if something is going on it is happening, especially if it makes you feel worried or annoyed: · It was obvious from the way they kept looking at each other that there was something going on.what's going on?: · "What's going on at the town hall?'' asked my mother. "There's a huge crowd of people there.''
formal if an arranged event, game, or operation is in progress , it has started and has not finished yet: · By the time we got to the stadium, the match was already in progress.· There must be no noise in the school while examinations are in progress.· An emergency relief operation is already in progress in Southern Sudan.
to be happening now or to be going to happen: · The summer sales are on next week.· People have to learn to economize when there is a war on.· The presidential election was on when we arrived in the States.
if an organized activity or an event such as a party is in full swing , it has already been happening for some time and people are taking part in a very active way: · By 10 o'clock the party was in full swing and everyone was dancing.· Barcelona was full of visitors, and preparations for the Olympic Games were in full swing.
if a plan or a system is in operation , it is being used and is working: · Over 20 training programmes are in operation, with almost 2000 trainees.
something that you succeed in doing when someone or something is successful: · The president believed that his approach was the only one with any chance of success.· After her recent successes in Tokyo and New York, Bjork has returned to perform in England.· Auster was surprised at the success of his latest novel.· Critics have been astonished at the film's success.be a success: · The concert was a great success.success in: · Success in business depends on hard work, determination, and good ideas.(a) big/huge/outstanding etc success: · Many first-class students go on to have even greater success.
something important that you succeed in doing by your own efforts and that other people admire: · Winning three gold medals is a remarkable achievement.· They read about his achievements in the press, and were filled with pride.· He didn't realize until much later what a spectacular achievement his father made in getting his commission as an officer. · Todd always downplayed his athletic achievements.
when you gradually get closer to the result you want to achieve: · We are very pleased with your son's progress at school.· a progress reportprogress in: · Progress in technology has changed people's lives dramatically.progress towards: · We are making steady progress towards equal status for men and women.make progress: · Yes, we've made progress. But there's so much more to do.· The two sides are making some progress toward a compromise.
an important discovery or achievement, especially one that happens suddenly after people have been trying for a long time: · This was an important breakthrough that had an enormous impact on the scientific community.breakthrough in: · Scientists are claiming a major breakthrough in the treatment of AIDS.· The technique is being described as a breakthrough in the field of tele-medicine.make a breakthrough: · Police say they have made a breakthrough in their search for the killer of Diane Sutton.
something good that someone has succeeded in doing and that they are proud of doing: · The Society is giving a dinner for top businesswomen, to reward and recognize their accomplishments.· The team's undefeated run this year is an outstanding accomplishment.· The establishment of full diplomatic relations with China was a major accomplishment of the Carter administration.
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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYverbs
Storms at sea impeded our progress.
· The country has made significant economic progress.
(=make it slower)· Language problems might hinder a child’s progress at school.
· The talks ended with no real progress having been achieved.
· A social worker calls regularly to check on the children’s progress.
(=keep checking it)· Throughout the night, doctors charted his progress.
· We appraise the work and evaluate each student’s individual progress.
adjectives· The task remains difficult and progress has been slow.
· Steady progress has been made towards our objectives.
· He is out of hospital and making good progress.
· The investigation is making rapid progress.
· Significant progress has been made in reducing nuclear weapons.
· Scientists have made great progress in the last four years.
· 2007 was a year of substantial progress for the company.
· The two students who fell behind are now making satisfactory progress.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Storms at sea impeded our progress.· Both Tom and Victoria had made rapid progress under his guidance.
· We're making steady progress in reducing the unemployment rate.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE· Despite considerable progress over the years, the Auditor General's Department consider that there is still much progress to be made.· But they have made considerable progress in a relatively short time.· More immediately, the case study will represent considerable progress.· In an interview Saturday night in Washington, Fujimori said considerable progress has been made in private talks with the rebels.· Even so, by 1941 considerable progress had been made.· He said they would have to make considerable progress if Hearst is to be re-signed before the draft.· These commitments amount to considerable progress, which should offset some of the disappointment felt over debt relief.· Newton himself, faced with a definite programme, that is, guided by a positive heuristic, made considerable progress.
· The Association sought to show that the restrictions in the agreement were indeed indispensable to the promotion of technical or economic progress.· The overwhelming reasons cited were the economic progress and develop-ment under his regime, and its relative stability.· It could have defended the frontiers, repressed religious intolerance and done something to accelerate economic and intellectual progress.· These fears were, strongest at a time when great advances in social security were coinciding with great economic progress.· This is our economic argument: a path to personal enrichment from the fruits of economic progress more widely shared.· Dole meant to suggest that if elected he would bring real governmental reform and new national economic progress.· Food is the basic necessity of life and without it economic progress is impossible.· Motor cars are bad. Economic progress is deeply suspect.
· Government purchasing Public procurement is another area where the 1992 programme calls for further progress.· Research and development and financial services are two further areas where progress is still slow.· Mean while the lift and drag forces are at work, and the kite has achieved the point of no further progress.· The media may well be anti anyway, which may kill any hopes of further progress.· The Committee concluded that a commitment of extra resources was needed if significant further progress was to be made.· A further progress report will be given thereafter.· Economic survival of the enterprise or its further progress depends on managers communicating effectively with employees.· In order to make further progress, we need to specify the savings process.
· Real convergence Despite the relatively good progress on fiscal and monetary policy, progress on real convergence has been poor.· Children who came to the home unable to walk, talk or feed themselves are making good progress now.· Already they were making good stop-go progress through the traffic lights of the Edgware Road.· We were well pleased with ourselves, for this was the best sustained progress so far.· In her flat and comfortable lace-up shoes, she made good progress on her daily outing.· She was later released from the hospital and is making good progress recovering at home, a hospital spokeswoman said.· Meanwhile, construction of steelwork and major engineering items is making good progress under long lead funding arrangements.· However some branches have managed to make good progress towards meeting their target.
· In spite of a keen desire to reach greater heights, progress is hindered by poor practice methods which make improvement slow and frustrating.· These fears were, strongest at a time when great advances in social security were coinciding with great economic progress.· Proponents of the Human Genome Project imagine great progress in diagnosis of diseases and in their therapy.· Tom Rice closed the meeting by saying: 1 feel we have made great progress in this meeting.· I expected far greater progress than this.· I believe that great progress will be made.· In particular they made great progress in their attempts to put electromagnetism and the weak nuclear force together within the same theoretical framework.· The great area of progress since the 1970s has been to create a healthy and enterprising economy.
· For if we accept the possibility of human progress, then we must accept and draw on the lessons of the past.· Aggressivity and violence are essential to human progress and the source of much creativity.· They were Darwinian gradualists who thought of human progress in terms of ever-increasing rationality.· Contrary to such forecasts, nearly all the indices of human progress have improved since the dawn of the industrial age.· And at the same time ethnographers and anthropologists were themselves producing schemes of human progress.· It abhors all violence and relies upon moral education, love and sympathy to secure human progress.· In this way, Spencer's argument about the conditions necessary for human progress was neatly turned on its head.· This, like the argument about human progress, suggests that the universe can have been going only for a finite time.
· At the conclusion of the meeting, little progress had been made beyond agreeing procedural rules and setting up two working parties.· Since those early years, only a little progress has been made.· It's little bits of progress like that which make riding young horses so much fun.· Getting stuck in the phallic phase is little progress over fixation on the oral phase.· But making even a little progress will be less frustrating than making no progress at all.· However, non-governmental organisations said that little progress over debt was made at the Washington meeting.· But he was making very little progress even though Joe and the others spent time trying to coach him.
· Other projects made more rapid progress that new year.· How rapid was my progress from open door to open arms!· Leaning rather than pulling is a recurrent theme in windsurfing which, once mastered, leads to rapid progress.· The doctors were surprised at his rapid progress.· Thermalling Rapid progress across country is largely a matter of finding and using effectively only the very strongest of thermals.· Mr Holmes a Court is thought to have taken advantage of the share's rapid progress, selling his 2 percent stake.· But if rapid progress in combating poverty was possible in Britain over the past 100 years, then it is possible elsewhere.· After one treatment the fish has made rapid progress and is now able to swim upright.
· But this is real progress - and the clear result of creating real wealth.· The moment when they no longer fit the facts usually heralds real progress, a turning-point in the general history of science.· It may temporarily enhance production but may not be real progress in the second language.· The heads of civil rights organizations that gathered for the announcement praised Flagstar for making real racial progress.· But in spite of the hardships, real efforts and progress are being made.· N., meet our obligations and continue to spur real progress.· He was making no real progress.· He was a measure of real progress, of a white community able to move into a black and white century.
· Having disposed of one great story which gave coherence to human life, Western culture substituted another called scientific progress.· In short, recent scientific progress has revolutionized the understanding of alcohol and caffeine.· The analogy between scientific progress and genetic evolution by natural selection has been illuminated especially by Sir Karl Popper.· Thus routine science and routine scientific progress occur while, and only while, the governing paradigm copes successfully with apparent exceptions.· Goody, however, retreats from the implications that this more flexible model of scientific progress hold for his claims regarding literacy.· Utopian myths One strain of Utopian thought has stressed scientific and technical progress.· Remarks such as these indicate that Lakatos aimed to propose a universal criterion for judging research programmes in particular and scientific progress in general.· Here was a Protestant vision amenable to an emerging concept of scientific progress.
· At the close of the round no significant progress had been achieved.· Virtually everyone in the class had made significant progress in some form of expression.· Alongside the clinical concerns there has been significant progress in our understanding of the molecular genetics.· The company had made significant progress.· The Committee concluded that a commitment of extra resources was needed if significant further progress was to be made.· Both parties have made significant progress.
· We are making slow progress today.· As they worked with him, he made slow and steady progress.· It still looked easy but the slow progress of the parties ahead showed it was not.· In the morning a bicycle made its slow progress across the fields.· Like ourselves the Firefly Trust seems to be making slow but steady progress and I wish them well.· Surprisingly, in a society fascinated by technology, the aeroplane made slow progress.· The fact that food and water were running out due to slow progress, demoralized me still further.· Flecks of sunshine dappling fissured bark are a reminder of summers past during the tree's slow progress to maturity.
· A substantial aid programme aimed at promoting sustainable economic and social progress and good government in developing countries will be maintained.· Their marriage is a partnership for social progress, not an arrangement rooted in electoral ambition.· Both would interfere with the natural process of evolution and natural selection which ensured social progress.· But these processes of social progress are leaving millions behind in the familial ruts of stagnation.· When economic and social progress is hindered by ineffectual and corrupt government, the global polity suffers.· It was a stirring time for social progress.· Until then, there had been a fair measure of economic and social progress.· Is social progress being made because David Williams stayed home and sacrificed $ 111, 000?
· We are making steady progress, of which the country should be proud.· Hooker, operating against inferior numbers, made steady progress.· Even in these circumstances we still expect to make steady progress in 1993.· As they worked with him, he made slow and steady progress.· Mr. Waldegrave I believe that steady progress is being made, as my hon. Friend says.· Over the years, researchers made steady progress, creating ever quicker and more sophisticated programs.· All the Fire Protection branches made steady progress.· We are, as I just mentioned, close to that goal and making steady progress toward it.
· As was pointed out in the previous chapter, substantial progress has been made in reducing overcrowding, as of facially defined.· While substantial progress has been made, redlining still exists, and I appreciate the attention you are giving it.· But substantial progress is being made and the most important resources of all, expertise and know-how, are now becoming available.· It is better to strive for slow and gradual, but substantial, progress than a quick fix that may be ephemeral.· The business has made substantial progress in terms of integrating production facilities, warehousing and administration.· Also, a number of companies had made substantial progress.· But we did make substantial progress.· Nevertheless, substantial progress was made toward reaching an agreement on a new strategy.
· These very palliatives, however, had also removed the stimulants to technical progress.· The Association sought to show that the restrictions in the agreement were indeed indispensable to the promotion of technical or economic progress.· It is assumed that technical progress is purely labour-augmenting.· Many women now go out to work. Technical progress is altering the demand for labour.· For simplicity. we ignore depreciation and technical progress, so.· The next step is to make technical progress endogenous to the model.· Suppose, for example, the rate of technical progress is a function of expenditure on research.· Utopian myths One strain of Utopian thought has stressed scientific and technical progress.
· One is the effect of technological progress on productivity growth.· Nevertheless, telecommuting is destined to increase, he said, pushed along by snowstorms, traffic jams and technological progress.· Aviation is usually forward-looking, bound up with the future and with technological progress.· In other words, the judicial process has never been indifferent to technological progress.· For scientific and technological progress released forces of destruction in equal measure to forces of production.· They follow and brilliantly exploit technological progress, and supply high-quality goods at low prices.· In recent years, a great deal of emphasis has been placed on technological progress as a cause of structural unemployment.· It is equally important to note that the change in attitude and technological progress should not imply the rejection of exogenous technology.
NOUN· Examination results and progress reports must be forwarded to Sylvia Middlemiss.· The Chairman-in-Office will present a progress report to the next Ministerial Council in 1995 in Budapest.· He completed the revision of his Bengali translation of the Scriptures and received progress reports of the mission's activities.· A progress report had been requested.· Report forms are particularly useful for standard reports such as accident or progress reports.· A further progress report will be given thereafter.· Investigation progress reports were issued to councillors, regulatory authorities and emergency services and public complaints were handled on a one-to-one basis.
VERB· Last year's negotiations, he said, did achieve some progress.· If widely adopted, and steadfastly supported, it could achieve revolutionary progress throughout defense management.· Most importantly, Rose had lost motivation to help herself and achieve progress, and no one around her could help restore it.· They were able to achieve this speedy progress at least in part by following a role model in the business.
· Try to assess your progress daily in this way.· However, they also had a nearer-term way of assessing their progress as a team.· How did its authors decide that the past 30 years is the right period for assessing progress?· The tape measure is a much more accurate way of assessing your progress.· Above all they don't test, assess or measure progress in any way.· In addition to departmental seminars, there are courses in research methodology and practice and regular meetings with a review board to assess progress.· Recording and assessing the child's progress Already many schools are working on various ways of recording attainment targets for individual children.· They said teachers were poor in assessing National Curriculum progress and had low expectations of the pupils.
· Kim spends most of her time in the kitchen, charting the progress of her late supper.· Have you charted your progress and changed your course appropriately?· In charting the progress of fans' careers, two types of data have been used.· A nerve-wracking wait added to the mounting psychological pressure as we charted the progress of the sun over the Anglesey seascape.· I don't know why we don't throw them away; perhaps we are charting our progress.· Likewise a business plan should be developed in order to chart the proposed progress.· They had charted their son's progress from afar but had not realised the group's popularity.
· They hit a good League run after the Cup knock-out, before two successive defeats checked their progress.· She flew to Breckenridge a couple of times a week to check on progress.· Each will be revised regularly to check on progress, and raise standards higher.· When the actual construction began, I detoured daily on my way to school to check out the progress being made.· Central South saw what they'd achieved by 1991, and now we've been back to check on progress.· And for you too, a buddy to check your progress is a good idea.· The Computer Group Manager should regularly check the progress that is being made towards resolving the problems that are under his control.· Bob commuted from Rochester and the Isle of Wight, to check on progress with the wing rebuild.
· They will harness those qualities to ensure that we continue to make progress.· He spat and shrugged his shoulder across his lips, wiping his mouth, then he continued his progress across the lawn.· He was given no follow-up treatment to continue the progress he had made in the rehabilitation hospital.· N., meet our obligations and continue to spur real progress.· That requires the Bill to be revived tonight so that it can continue its progress.· The problem of fragmentation continues to hinder progress in most development work in the bantustans.· Animal research has proved of little value in the past and will continue to hinder medical progress in the future.· But now he has to pin his faith on the emerging talent and pray they continue to make progress.
· They are now following the progress of a group of outpatients at Westminster Hospital screened for cervical cancer by the new test.· Voice over They've been following the progress of around 150 bats.· The quatrains follow the progress of a child from his fortuitous birth to his first conscious communication with others.· The important point to note as you follow my progress is just how easy it is and how flexible.· You can configure your newsreader to sort threads together to follow the progress of a discussion.· All the minions in the outer office take their eyes off their VDUs, and follow my limping progress up the room.
· And since acquisition depends on communication, your deliberate delivery will impede your progress in learning the language as well.· He had no torch, but darkness did not impede his progress.· If Nature herself sought to impede her progress, then resistance was mere pride and folly.· Previously, the shoe had only been tied on and this greatly impeded the animal's progress.· Breaks twigs off trees; generally impedes progress.
· Those projects already in hand have made progress presentations to the Steering Committee.· I think I was making progress with it.· Even in these circumstances we still expect to make steady progress in 1993.· However, Mr Nasser concedes it has been only recently that he has made real progress in reducing his head count.· If things go wrong Every now and again you will not make the progress that you anticipate.· Before you complete your road map, you should establish specific markers that will tell you whether you are making progress.· Not that he had made much progress on anything else.· Children who came to the home unable to walk, talk or feed themselves are making good progress now.
· In this limited way care programming can be used to set targets and measure progress in developing mental health services.· They give you ways to measure progress.· Employment and output represent the different ways of measuring the progress of an economy.· The games have various levels of difficulty, and there is a reporting system to measure progress.· Our proposals are: A better method of measuring economic progress.
· You will however monitor, progress chase, instruct and communicate through paper.· The contents of every breath the patient takes are logged in the computer monitoring his progress.· Mr. Rost Under the Electricity Act 1989, the regulator is directed to monitor the progress of combined heat and power.· Users should be able to monitor the progress of any background tasks they have initiated from submission to completion.· Not only therefore is monitoring for job progress necessary, but review of cash flow predictions must follow.· We must ensure that they receive ample opportunities to improve their skills and monitor their progress.· Although Hendrique was staring at him Graham was more interested in monitoring the progress of the indicator.
· Two important international conferences in 1988, which reviewed the progress of techniques and controls, reached the same conclusion.· Establish a regular schedule for reviewing progress with your boss or colleagues.· In 1930, a conference in Bedford reviewed the progress of the District's rural scheme.· The conferences may be used not only to plan programs of assistance, but also to review and chart progress.· At the end of each stage the analyst and management have an opportunity to review progress in the development of the application.· Agree a regular schedule of meetings to review progress.· Now is a good time to review training progress.
· But they had to be shown progress, told when the war would end.· The Club showed another sign of progress - the winning eight at Henley was coxed by a woman, Rachel Foister.· No other line, outside of drinking, can show the progress that robbing has in the last five years.· The table shows the steady progress we have made with tokamaks over the past quarter of a century.· Student and teacher alike may be surprised and positively reinforced by viewing a graph that shows progress.· That shows the progress that we have made in the past 12 years in taking education and training forward.· They always showed a trial in progress.
· Some Sharp models track the progress of the food as it cooks by assessing the moisture level.· All Jason needs now is another set of braces as well as special X-rays to track his progress.
· I will watch its progress with much interest.· Since then it has gained more and more attention as astronomers worldwide watch its progress en route to the sun.· Senior officers were obviously watching her progress with extreme interest.· The language is close to approval, according to officials from several agencies watching its progress.· She can maintain individual contact and watch the progress of the students.· We watched its sedate progress for a while before turning into Grønfjorden and anchoring off Barentsburg.· I shall watch your progress with pride and pleasure.· When they had passed the house he stood in the bay and watched their progress.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRYPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► be a work in progress
- When we arrived at the studio, filming was already in progress.
- At present these are banned, as are crossbows, but will these eventually be admitted with the march of progress?
- But in 1874-not ten years earlier or later-city and nation endured a painful pause in the march of progress.
- Like Franco, Arrese was trying to hold back the march of history.
- New discoveries have opened up all kinds of possibilities for holding back the march of time.
- They succeeded because they brought hope to the losers whom the march of progress had left behind.
- This little community is still in existence, largely untouched by the march of time.
WORD FAMILYnounprogressprogressionprogressiveadjectiveprogressiveverbprogressadverbprogressively
1the process of getting better at doing something, or getting closer to finishing or achieving somethingprogress of The police are disappointed by the slow progress of the investigation.progress in There has been significant progress in controlling heart disease.progress towards We are making steady progress towards a peaceful settlement.progress on Little progress has been made on human rights issues.2slow or steady movement somewhere: We made good progress despite the snow.progress through They watched the ship’s slow progress through the heavy seas.3change which is thought to lead to a better society, because of developments in science or fairer methods of social organization: Mankind is destroying the planet, all in the name of progress (=because people want progress). Under communism, nothing was allowed to get in the way of the great march of progress.4in progress formal happening now, and not yet finished: A lecture was in progress in the main hall.work/research in progress They looked in periodically to check the work in progress.GRAMMAR: Countable or uncountable?• Progress is an uncountable noun: · She is making good progress. ✗Don’t say: She is making a good progress.• Progress is not used with ‘a’.COLLOCATIONSverbsmake progress· The country has made significant economic progress.hinder somebody’s progress (=make it slower)· Language problems might hinder a child’s progress at school.achieve progress· The talks ended with no real progress having been achieved.check (on) somebody’s progress· A social worker calls regularly to check on the children’s progress.follow/monitor/chart somebody’s progress (=keep checking it)· Throughout the night, doctors charted his progress.assess/evaluate/review somebody’s progress· We appraise the work and evaluate each student’s individual progress.adjectivesslow· The task remains difficult and progress has been slow.steady· Steady progress has been made towards our objectives.good· He is out of hospital and making good progress.rapid· The investigation is making rapid progress.significant/real progress· Significant progress has been made in reducing nuclear weapons.great progress· Scientists have made great progress in the last four years.substantial/considerable progress· 2007 was a year of substantial progress for the company.satisfactory progress· The two students who fell behind are now making satisfactory progress.THESAURUSprogress noun [uncountable] /ˈprəʊɡres $ ˈprɑː-/ the process of getting better at doing something, or getting closer to finishing or achieving something: · a test of the students’ progress· We have made good progress towards meeting our objectives.advance noun [countable usually plural] /ədˈvɑːns $ ədˈvæns/ a discovery, invention, or change that brings progress: · the technological advances of the twentieth century· advances in scientific knowledge· In recent years there have been enormous economic and social advances.breakthrough noun [countable] /ˈbreɪkθruː/ an important discovery or achievement that makes progress possible, especially one that happens suddenly after a long period of trying: · Scientists have described the discovery as a major breakthrough.· The breakthrough in the investigation came when police found a stolen car.make headway to make progress towards achieving something – used especially when it is difficult to make progress: · After several months of discussion, the committee had made little headway.no progressstalemate/deadlock /ˈsteɪlmeɪt/ [countable, uncountable] a situation in which no further progress can be made because two groups or organizations cannot find a way to end a disagreement: · The negotiations ended in deadlock.· At that point the strike appeared to have reached a stalemate.· the year-long political deadlock between the two partiesimpasse /æmˈpɑːs $ ˈɪmpæs/ [singular] formal a situation in which progress has stopped completely, especially because people cannot agree on what to do next: · The continuing impasse over the budget.· The situation seemed to have reached an impasse.grind to a halt to slowly stop making any progress: · The economy seems to be grinding to a halt.· It was clear that the peace talks had ground to a halt.progress1 nounprogress2 verb
progresspro‧gress2 /prəˈɡres/ ●●○ verb VERB TABLE
progress
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | progress |
| he, she, it | progresses | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | progressed |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have progressed |
| he, she, it | has progressed | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had progressed |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will progress |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have progressed |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am progressing |
| he, she, it | is progressing | |
| you, we, they | are progressing | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was progressing |
| you, we, they | were progressing | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been progressing |
| he, she, it | has been progressing | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been progressing |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be progressing |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been progressing |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- As the meeting progressed Jack became more and more bored.
- As the war progressed, it became increasingly difficult to buy fresh food.
- Bob was a very good football coach, and the team progressed very well.
- Both of the men progressed slowly up the stairs.
- Repair work has progressed more quickly than expected.
- So far the building work has progressed according to plan.
- And her swimming is progressing rapidly, too.
- And people rarely progress without setbacks.
- As the year progressed and the managers interpersonal judgment improved, we sAw how they gained self-confidence.
- Leaving a glowing trail over one thousand kilometers long, it broke into several large pieces as it progressed.
- My method throughout was to begin faintly, after which I progressed to more definite drawing in a suitable colour or tone.
- Science progresses by learning which similarities are the key to which sequences.
- The work is progressing ahead of schedule and should be completed within three weeks, she said.
Longman Language Activatormake progress when you are trying to do something
if you make progress , you gradually start to achieve what you want: · Far too many people are still unemployed, but we are making progress.make progress in/on: · At Yalta, Russia and Ukraine made progress in several aspects of their bilateral relations.· Rapid progress has been made on the development of drugs for the treatment of Aids .make progress towardsBritish /toward American: · The talks were aimed at making progress towards greater European union.
if something progresses, it develops in the way that you want and you gradually start to achieve what you want: progress well/quickly/successfully etc: · Work on the ship progressed quickly.· Bob was a very good football coach, and the team progressed very well.progress according to plan: · So far the building work has progressed according to plan.
if a particular activity or piece of work goes well, fine etc, it happens in a way that is good, so that you can gradually achieve what you want: go well/fine/better etc: · Fiona says that her new teaching job is going really well.· Things went better after the new computer system was installed.How's something going?: · "How are your exams going, Luke?" "Fine, thanks."the way something's going: · I feel very happy about the way the project's going so far.
informal if you are getting there , you are starting to achieve what you want, after difficulties or problems that have made progress slow: · The company had a lot of problems initially, but they're getting there now.· It's been a struggle paying off all our debts, but I think at last we're getting there.
if something, especially scientific and technical knowledge, advances , it develops and improves: · Computer technology is advancing very rapidly.· Our knowledge of the deepest parts of the ocean has advanced considerably over the last ten years.
to make progress in spite of problems or difficulties, because you are determined and have worked hard: · Sylvia's teachers all say that she has made great headway this term.· The new agreement indicated that the government was at last making headway against the terrorists.make headway in: · If either side is to make any headway in these negotiations, they must be prepared to compromise.
if an event or activity moves quickly, slowly or in the right direction, it progresses in that way: · Things moved quickly once we had agreed a price on the house.· I think that the trade agreement is moving in the right direction.· Police say that the investigation is moving slowly, and they are hoping that more witnesses will come forward.
also come on British if something such as a piece of work comes along , it progresses in a very satisfactory way: · Mary's reading and writing has really started to come along recently.come along well/fine/better etc: · The work on the new school sports centre is coming on very well.How's something coming along?: · "How's your project coming along?" "Oh, fine, thanks."
to make progress very rapidly if people make great strides , they make progress very rapidly towards improving knowledge or methods, especially in scientific, technical, or educational areas: · Science has made great strides since the 1970s.make great strides in: · Great strides have been made in reducing air pollution in US cities.· The conference highlighted the great strides made in education in Third World countries.make great strides towardsBritish /toward American: · We have made great strides towards equality between the sexes in legal status and rights.
to make progress very quickly towards achieving something, especially faster than other people: · Our export sales have continued to forge ahead this year.forge ahead in: · Growing environmental fears have made climate research all the more important, and Europe is forging ahead in this field.forge ahead with: · The Prime Minister promised that the government would forge ahead with the reforms.
British /improve/develop etc by leaps and bounds American if a person or the study, development etc of something comes on in leaps and bounds , they make progress very quickly, especially in knowledge or ability: · Jake was slow to learn to read, but now he's coming on in leaps and bounds.· We were very surprised to see the way this field of philosophical thought has grown by leaps and bounds.
to make no progress at all to not progress at all with a piece of work or activity: · The lawyers are trying to reach an agreement but so far no progress has been made.make no progress on: · Because of bad weather we made no progress on the house for the next three days.make no progress in: · Police were making no progress in their efforts to trace a man seen near the scene of the murder.make no progress with: · The city council have made no progress with their plans to rebuild the town hall.
informal to not progress at all, even though you have worked hard: · I feel as though I'm getting nowhere in this job.· Not surprisingly, the peace talks got nowhere.get nowhere with: · Don started to learn Arabic, but he was getting nowhere with it.get nowhere fast: · The project was eating up time and money and seemed to be getting nowhere fast.
if a piece of work or activity goes badly , it does not make progress or develop in the way you would like it to: · My essay isn't going very well. It's difficult to find any useful books on the subject.· Despite all the government's efforts, the war on drugs is going badly.
also go round in circles British to keep discussing the same problems without making any decisions or finding any answers: · This conversation's going around in circles again.· Every time we try to reach a decision, we end up going round in circles.
to stop developing or improving and often become worse: · Business here has stagnated compared with other wine-producing regions.· Everyone needs new challenges. Otherwise you just stagnate.
success when you are trying to achieve something · The new national tests are intended to keep a closer check on children's progress.progress in · Any progress in cancer research may help to save lives.progress on · Bad weather has prevented progress on retrieving the plane from the sea.economic/political/social etc progress · Spencer insisted that free enterprise was the key to social progress.
a new discovery or invention that brings progress: · The discovery marks a significant technological advance.advance in: · Dr Martineau had written an article about advances in medicine over the last five years.
an important discovery or achievement that makes it possible to progress, especially one that happens suddenly after a long period of trying: a big/dramatic/major etc breakthrough: · Egypt and Jordan welcomed news of the deal as a major breakthrough.breakthrough in: · There has been an important breakthrough in the search for safe nuclear energy.breakthrough on: · Scientists at Merck were nearing a breakthrough on a new drug to treat HIV.make/achieve a breakthrough: · Negotiators have made a breakthrough on the most difficult issue of employment security.
a very important event in the progress of development of something, especially the first time that something important is done: milestone in: · For most people, the birth of their first child is a milestone in their lives.an important/major/significant etc milestone: · His decision to accept the university's offer was an important milestone in his career.a milestone in the development/history/life etc of something: · The album 'Kind Of Blue' proved to be a milestone in the development of modern jazz.· This year has seen another milestone in the life of the Society, in that our assets passed the £3 billion mark.a milestone on/along the road to something: · We believe that what we have agreed today will be a milestone on the road to true peace and prosperity in our country.mark a milestone in something: · The expedition marked a milestone in the history of exploration.
an action or discovery that brings progress and that combines with other actions or discoveries to take you closer to the result you want to achieve: a big/important/major etc step : · Of course, starting the job-search is always a big step.step in: · The discovery of penicillin was a gigantic step in the treatment of infections.step forward: · The new law on drunk driving is being seen as a major step forward.step towardsBritish /toward American: · Identifying the cause of a disease must always be the first step towards finding a cure.step in the right direction: · Re-thinking our management techniques would be an important step in the right direction.
an event or action that is not always very important itself but helps you to progress towards achieving something: · For the unemployed, temporary jobs can be a useful stepping stone.stepping stone to/towards: · A teaching post is often only a stepping stone to a better paid profession.· The agreement was an important diplomatic stepping stone towards independence.
a situation in which there is no progress a situation in which no further progress can be made because two groups or organizations disagree with each other about what to do, and cannot think of any way to end the disagreement: reach a stalemate/be at a stalemate: · At that point the strike appeared to have reached a stalemate.· Negotiations with the 200 army rebels are at a stalemate.end in stalemate: · It looks like the long-running dispute could end in stalemate.stalemate between: · The proposal was aimed at ending the stalemate between environmentalist and business groups.stalemate in: · the stalemate in the three-month long pay disputebreak a stalemate (=make it possible for discussions to continue): · an attempt to break a stalemate in the Middle East peace process
a situation in which no further progress can be made because two groups disagree strongly with each other and refuse to change their minds: · In the same year the issue came before Parliament, but there was complete deadlock.deadlock between: · There are hopes that an agreement can be made to break the deadlock between the White House and Congress.deadlock over: · The deadlock over the US budget had turned away some investors.end in deadlock: · Their first trial ended in deadlock when the jury could not reach an agreement.break a deadlock (=to make it possible to agree so that you can progress): · Syria and Israel broke a six-month deadlock in their talks when they sent peace envoys to Maryland.
a situation in which it is impossible to make any further progress in your work or in what you are trying to do: · My mother thought that I should be a model, but I knew that was a dead end.be/feel you are at a dead end: · At 52, Martin felt he was at a dead end professionally.come to/hit/reach etc a dead end (=stop making any progress): · The development of this drug has come to a dead end because of doubts about its safety.
formal a situation in which progress has stopped completely, especially because people cannot agree on what to do next: impasse in: · The continuing impasse in negotiations made military conflict seem likely.impasse between: · an impasse between the US and its European trading partnersimpasse over: · There seemed no way to end the impasse over the Lockerbie affair.reach an impasse/be at an impasse: · It was clear that the Soviet economy was at an impasse.· On July 25, the situation seemed to have reached an impasse.
an action or change that makes a situation worse, so that the progress that has been made is lost: a step backwards for: · Accepting the job would be a step backwards for me.· Several opposition leaders described the programme as a major step backwards for democracy.take a step backwards: · Any sort of stress such as upset in the family may cause a child to take a step backwards in behaviour.
when something continues to happen to happen without stopping: · The good weather seems likely to continue.· Unless there are serious negotiations, the fighting will continue.· Some people have lost work, and this will continue to happen until the computer system is fixed.continue for three months/a long time/several weeks etc: · The review process is expected to continue for several weeks.
to continue - use this to say how long something continues for: last two hours/six months/a long time etc: · The concert lasted all day.· It's not certain how long the ceasefire will last.last for two hours/six months/a long time etc: · The discussion lasted for no more than thirty minutes.last from/until: · The meeting lasted until lunchtime.· The training period lasted from July 2 to August 25.
to continue, especially for a long time: · The discussion went on for another four hours before agreement was reached.· The applause went on for ten minutes after the actors left the stage.go on and on (=continue for a very long time): · The noise from next door went on and on.
British to continue, especially in spite of problems or opposition: · The celebrations carried on as if nothing had happened.· The struggle for liberation will carry on long after I am dead.
formal if a problem or bad conditions persist , they continue to exist because you cannot stop them: · See your doctor if the symptoms persist.· If adverse weather conditions persist, the game will be cancelled.
formal to continue in the way that has been planned: · Work on the new tunnel is proceeding very well.· According to the newspaper the negotiations are proceeding smoothly.
to continue to happen or develop gradually over a period of time: as something progresses: · As the meeting progressed Jack became more and more bored.· As the war progressed, it became increasingly difficult to buy fresh food.
if something that is happening drags on , it is boring and seems to continue for much longer than necessary: · The talks dragged on, with no apparent hope of achieving a peaceful solution.drag on for an hour/weeks/years etc: · The history lesson dragged on for another hour.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Storms at sea impeded our progress.
Storms at sea impeded our progress.· Both Tom and Victoria had made rapid progress under his guidance.
· We're making steady progress in reducing the unemployment rate.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB· Next day, his confidence should be better, and he will probably progress further.· You may well have to accommodate them, at least to some extent, if you are to progress further.· Beware of becoming so fixated on this one position that you acquire a mental block against progressing further.· Further progress up the unspoilt valley was made next day.· Any such attempt will necessarily result in a segmented Community with some countries further progressing towards integration while others become satellite economies.
· Understanding of the atomic nucleus was progressing rapidly and awareness was dawning of the awesome energies latent within.· In her late fifties, she lay in the hospital bed with a rapidly progressing pancreatic cancer.· Apart from the exhibits, work has progressed rapidly on restoring the various buildings to make them usable once again.· Her professors at the Washington Theological Union said she was progressing rapidly, and had a firm understanding of the liturgy.· And her swimming is progressing rapidly, too.· Since this ban was relaxed, development is progressing rapidly.· Those whose dementia progresses rapidly or who suddenly become unmanageable because of aggression or death of the carer have no hope of admission.· This rapidly progresses into following the child around the room with a spoon.
· Seam progressed slowly, content to ignore commercial pressures and to concentrate on their contemplative music.· He spent the next two summers playing Double-A at Reading, slowly progressing.· Doctors said last night Watson, 27, whos suffered head injuries was progressing slowly.· Knowledge of the disease progressed slowly.· Ramdoo was suspended from duty, the home was placed under independent control and the case progressed slowly to court.· You progress slowly, gradually adding more details.· The clearance of the portion of the site already authorized was in hand at this stage, but progressing slowly.· On the west lawn a large motor mower progressed slowly across the sward shaving off the last half-millimetre of grass before perfection.
· But property acquisition, demolition, and relocation activities were progressing well in the Booker Washington project.· It is very much a live issue and is progressing well.· After the honeymoon, Alexia was pregnant and he was progressing well on the film score.· His reading was up to standard for Mrs Hartridge's class and his writing was progressing well.· A proficient rather than brilliant amateur, Johnson went professional in 1968 and progressed well, winning thirty-two of thirty-eight contests.
NOUN· As the nineteenth century progressed these three groups came closer together.· But as the century progressed, their position became more ornamental than functional.
· In other words, the child has progressed to the conception of thinking as something mental, behind any verbal expression.· The commission also wants a return to hands-on technology, plus tests to ensure that children progress by ability, not age.· Once accepted, the frail child progressed well both in dancing and general education.
· However, there are several indicators that supervisory development has not progressed as far as the development of the managerial team.· Since this ban was relaxed, development is progressing rapidly.
· The fish become shy, listless, and often stop feeding once the disease has progressed.· Knowledge of the disease progressed slowly.· Be assured that the risks taken now would later on be even greater as the disease progresses.· Self worth diminishes and shame and fear increase as the disease progresses.· As the disease progressed, however, cold became more and more difficult to deny.· As the disease progressed, the denial became easier.· Intracellular and canalicular cholestasis, as well as periportal ductular proliferation always accompanied these cellular changes as the disease progressed.· At first the disease seemed to progress fairly rapidly.
· There was a card game next door whose progress he could hear through the partition wall.· As the game progressed Portadown gradually regained a steady foothold in C.I. territory but their only reward was another Barnes penalty.
· For example, applicants do not always progress through the operation levels in a straight forward manner.· As these disorders progress, the level of unconjugated bilirubin in the blood rises.· A concave underwater shape will give superior performance when you progress to an intermediate level.
· A further condition is connected with the need for science to progress.· They like to see the history of science progressing intellectually by ideas.· As science progressed, so medicine followed producing a medicine of the mind; psychology.· But then, perhaps their story is typical-for although science progresses it rarely proceeds in straight lines.· We learn from our mistakes. Science progresses by trial and error.
· I've also enjoyed watching furniture students progress with mixed success from college to those ranks of recognised craftspeople.· Do not expect to see short-term results, but be assured that work-inhibited students do progress with nurturing from their teachers.· The students progressed at very different rates, and in ways that reflected their prior experience as well as their training.
· But we must remember that things have progressed, mustn't we?· As a class, things have progressed nicely from that first rough week.· He says the tests didn't show up originally and that's why things progressed so far.· If it's left to the free market these things will not progress fast enough.· To judge from the smooth and professional way things progressed, organising and running a rally is easy.· Most significant of all there is an interruption in registration in 1206 when things were not progressing well for Innocent.
· But as the air war progresses, new targets become harder to find.· As the war progressed, Yardley added a variety of subsections to MI-8.· Well, let's see how our private war is progressing.· As the war progressed, this position be-came less and less tenable and was eventually discarded.· As the war progressed the two combatants became increasingly receptive to representations from non-involved powers.· As the war progresses ... How's your platoon doing?· It is striking that there was this shift from principle to aesthetic response as the war progressed.· But as the war progressed he became increasingly preoccupied with understanding the world order.
· It returned now as an act of re-dedication; and suddenly the work progressed.· The work is progressing ahead of schedule and should be completed within three weeks, she said.· But assistant director of environment, development and transportation, Ken Glew, said preparatory work was progressing.· She appointed officers, kept a watch over financial affairs, and made sure the work was progressing smoothly.· Yet, barring the little mishaps, always a feature of Danu life, the work progressed.· For instance, an employee is asked to send in a regular report on how certain work is progressing.· Apart from the exhibits, work has progressed rapidly on restoring the various buildings to make them usable once again.· Tap in place with the club hammer handle and check with a spirit level as work progresses.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► be a work in progress
- At present these are banned, as are crossbows, but will these eventually be admitted with the march of progress?
- But in 1874-not ten years earlier or later-city and nation endured a painful pause in the march of progress.
- Like Franco, Arrese was trying to hold back the march of history.
- New discoveries have opened up all kinds of possibilities for holding back the march of time.
- They succeeded because they brought hope to the losers whom the march of progress had left behind.
- This little community is still in existence, largely untouched by the march of time.
WORD FAMILYnounprogressprogressionprogressiveadjectiveprogressiveverbprogressadverbprogressively
1[intransitive] to improve, develop, or achieve things so that you are then at a more advanced stage OPP regress: I asked the nurse how my son was progressing.progress to She started with a cleaning job, and progressed to running the company.progress towards We must progress towards full integration of Catholic and Protestant pupils in Ireland.progress beyond Last year the team didn’t progress beyond the opening round.2[intransitive, transitive] if an activity such as work or a project progresses, or you progress it, it continues: Work on the ship progressed quickly. We’re hoping to progress the Lane project more quickly next week.3[intransitive] if time or an event progresses, time passes: As the meeting progressed, Nina grew more and more bored. Time is progressing, so I’ll be brief.4[intransitive] to move forward: Our taxi seemed to be progressing very slowly.