progress

Definition

  • noun: movement forward or toward a place
  • noun: a royal journey marked by pomp and pageant
  • verb: to move forward in time
  • verb: to move forward
  • synonyms: brownian movement, great leap forward, about-face

Examples

  • We're not finished yet, but we're 'making progress'. [=we are moving forward in our work; our work is proceeding/progressing]

  • She offered a 'progress report'. [=a report about how much work has been done on something]

  • The work is 'progressing' and should be completed soon.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) until the gas clears. Put this on. Alright, let's get to work. All units in the vicinity. All units able to respond: A in progress at Kramer Street, the Cyberdyne building. Suspect is white, female. Identified as: last name Connor. first name Sarah, escaped from (..)
    1991 Terminator 2: Judgment Day