Idioms
See headway in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionarymake headway (with/against/towards something)
- 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.
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