noun, verb
noun [U]
1 the process of improving or developing, or of getting nearer to achieving or completing sth:
to make slow / steady / rapid / good progress * economic / scientific / technical progress * We have made great progress in controlling inflation. * They asked for a progress report on the project.
2 movement forwards or towards a place:
She watched his slow progress down the steep slope. * There wasn't much traffic so we made good progress.
IDIOMS
in progress (formal) happening at this time:
Work on the new offices is now in progress. * Please be quiet-examination in progress.
verb [V]
1 to improve or develop over a period of time; to make progress:
The course allows students to progress at their own speed. * Work on the new road is progressing slowly.
2 [+adv./prep.] (formal) to move forward:
The line of traffic progressed slowly through the town. * (figurative) Cases can take months to progress through the courts.
3 to go forward in time:
The weather became colder as the day progressed.
PHRASALVERBS
progress to sth to move on from doing one thing to doing sth else:
She started off playing the recorder and then progressed to the clarinet.
