A progression is a gradual development from one state to another.
Both drugs slow the progression of HIV, but neither cures the disease. [+ of]
I think they saw it as a natural progression for me.
Synonyms: progress, advance, advancement, gain More Synonyms of progression
2. countable noun
A progression of things is a number of things which come one after the other.
[formal]
...a progression of habitats from dry meadows through marshes to open water. [+ of]
More Synonyms of progression
progression in British English
(prəˈɡrɛʃən)
noun
1.
the act of progressing; advancement
2.
the act or an instance of moving from one thing or unit in a sequence to the next
3. mathematics
a sequence of numbers in which each term differs from the succeeding term by a constant relation
See also arithmetic progression, geometric progression, harmonic progression
4. music
movement, esp of a logical kind, from one note to the next (melodic progression) or from one chord to the next (harmonic progression)
5. astrology
one of several calculations, based on the movement of the planets, from which it is supposed that one can find the expected developments in a person's birth chart and the probable trends of circumstances for a year in his or her life
Derived forms
progressional (proˈgressional)
adjective
progressionally (proˈgressionally)
adverb
progression in American English
(proʊˈgrɛʃən; prəˈgrɛʃən)
noun
1.
a moving forward or onward; progress
2.
a sequence or succession, as of acts, happenings, etc.
3. Ancient Mathematics
a sequence of numbers, each of which is obtained from its predecessor by the same rule
see also arithmetic progression, geometric progression
4. Music
a.
the movement forward from one tone or chord to another
b.
a succession of tones or chords
Derived forms
progressional (proˈgressional)
adjective
Word origin
ME < MFr < L progressio
Examples of 'progression' in a sentence
progression
For him, action had to be part of a logical progression based on a carefully reasoned calculation of the risk involved.
Jack Higgins THE KEYS OF HELL (2002)
Frido found himself wishing that this habit was confined to pedestrian rather than motoring progression.
Townsend, Eileen IN LOVE AND WAR (2002)
Briefly, he described the unpleasant progression of Teidez's claw mark.
Lois McMaster Bujold THE CURSE OF CHALION (2002)
In other languages
progression
British English: progression NOUN
A progression is a gradual development from one state to another.
Both drugs slow the progression of the disease.
American English: progression
Brazilian Portuguese: progressão
Chinese: > 逐步发展从一状态到另一状态的
European Spanish: progresión
French: progression
German: Entwicklung
Italian: progresso
Japanese: 進歩
Korean: 진행
European Portuguese: progressão
Latin American Spanish: progresión
Chinese translation of 'progression'
progression
(prəˈɡrɛʃən)
n
(u/s) (= advancement) (in career, course) 进(進)展 (jìnzhǎn)