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Definition of headway noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

headway

noun
 
/ˈhedweɪ/
 
/ˈhedweɪ/
[uncountable]Idioms
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Idioms
make headway (with/against/towards something)
  1. to make progress, especially when this is slow or difficult
    • We are making little headway with the negotiations.
    • The boat was unable to make much headway against the tide.
    • Some headway has been made towards restoring the balance of power.
    Extra Examples
    • We have made some headway towards solving the problem.
    • She wasn't making much headway with the project.
    • The international committee has made little headway on the issue of border controls.
See headway in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
halfway
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