progress

1. Gradual improvement or growth or development (synset 100250368)
   "advancement of knowledge"; "great progress in the arts"
   is a type of: development - act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining
   subtypes:

   • forwarding, furtherance, promotion - the advancement of some enterprise
   • stride - significant progress (especially in the phrase `make strides')
   • work flow, workflow - progress (or rate of progress) in work being done
   same as: advancement
2. The act of moving forward (as toward a goal) (synset 100282894)
   is a type of: motion, move, movement - the act of changing location from one place to another
   subtypes:

   • push - an effort to advance
   • career, life history - the general progression of your working or professional life
   • march - a steady advance
   • clear sailing, easy going, plain sailing - easy unobstructed progress
   • leapfrog - advancing as if in the child's game, by leaping over obstacles or competitors
   same as: advance, advancement, forward motion, onward motion, procession, progression
3. A movement forward (synset 107459865)
   "he listened for the progress of the troops"
   is a type of: change of location, travel - a movement through space that changes the location of something
   subtypes: head, headway - forward movement
   same as: advance, progression

1. Develop in a positive way (synset 200249545)
   "He progressed well in school"; "My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up"
   is a type of: develop - grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment
   subtypes:

   • climb - improve one's social status
   • leapfrog - progress by large jumps instead of small increments
   same as: advance, come along, come on, get along, get on, shape up
2. Move forward, also in the metaphorical sense (synset 201996535)
   "Time marches on"
   is a type of: go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
   subtypes:

   • forge - move ahead steadily
   • penetrate - make one's way deeper into or through
   • creep up, sneak up - advance stealthily or unnoticed
   • encroach, impinge, infringe - advance beyond the usual limit
   • plough on, press on, push on - continue moving forward
   • string, string along - move or come along
   • overhaul, overtake, pass - travel past
   • close in, draw in - advance or converge on
   • edge, inch - advance slowly, as if by inches
   • rachet up, ratchet, ratchet down - move by degrees in one direction only
   • elapse, glide by, go along, go by, lapse, pass, slide by, slip away, slip by - pass by
   same as: advance, go on, march on, move on, pass on
3. Form or accumulate steadily (synset 200253876)
   "Resistance to the manager's plan built up quickly"; "Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border"
   is a type of: develop - grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment
   same as: build, build up, work up
   verb group:

   • build - develop and grow
   • build, build up, ramp up, work up - bolster or strengthen

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