progress Definition

progress
noun

1. Movement while travelling in any direction.
2. Course.

Example: followed the progress of the trial
3. Movement towards a destination, goal or state of completion.

Example: make slow progress
Thesaurus: motion, progression, advancement, advance, way, passage, headway, journey, procession, circuit; Antonym: standstill, regress.
4. Advances or development.

Thesaurus: improvement, gain, betterment, promotion, amelioration, advancement, breakthrough, step forward, development, growth, increase; Antonym: deterioration, decline.
5. old use
A journey made in state by a sovereign, etc.

verb progresses, progressed, progressing

intr
1. To move forwards or onwards; to proceed towards a goal.

Thesaurus: advance, move, travel, proceed, come on, make headway, gather momentum, forge ahead, continue, blossom, grow, mature, develop, increase; Antonym: decline.
intr
2. To develop or improve.

Thesaurus: improve, prosper, better, gain, advance, ameliorate, make strides; Antonym: deteriorate.
3. To put (something planned) into operation; to expedite.

Idiom: in progress

Taking place; in the course of being done.

Etymology: 15c: from Latin progredi, progressus to move forward.