Englishheadway
noun
□ make headway
they appear to be making headway in bringing the rebels under control:
make progress, make strides, gain ground, progress, advance, proceed, move, get on, get ahead, come on, come along, shape up, take shape, move forward in leaps and bounds;
informal be getting there.
▷antonyms retrogress; stagnate.
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