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

progress

noun
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/ˈprəʊɡres/
 
/ˈprɑːɡres/,
 
/ˈprɑːɡrəs/
[uncountable]Idioms
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  1.  
     the process of improving or developing, or of getting nearer to achieving or completing something
    • I think we're making progress.
    • We will continue to monitor progress over the next few months.
    • economic/scientific/technological progress
    • rapid/good progress
    • We hope to see some real progress by March.
    • progress in something James is making steady progress in his recovery.
    • progress in doing something Police are making significant progress in fighting computer crime.
    • The two sides have made very slow progress in resolving the dispute.
    • progress on something There's been no sign of progress on this issue.
    • progress towards something The company is making progress towards this target.
    • They asked for a progress report on the building work.
    Extra Examples
    • You can follow the progress of the project on our website.
    • He's making good progress in maths.
    • How much progress have the builders made on the extension?
    • I was frustrated by my apparent lack of progress when I started the violin.
    • Regular tests enable the teacher to monitor the progress of each child.
    • The book traced his steady progress from petty theft to serious crime.
    • We have made significant progress in the fight against HIV/​AIDS.
    • Who can halt this man's inexorable progress towards yet another championship?
    • At the present rate of progress we won't be finished by July.
    • Technological progress is changing the demand for labour.
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    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • considerable
    • dramatic
    • excellent
    • …
    verb + progress
    • achieve
    • make
    • chart
    • …
    progress + verb
    • continue
    • slow
    • stall
    • …
    progress + noun
    • report
    • note
    preposition
    • in progress
    • progress from… to…
    • progress in
    • …
    phrases
    • a lack of progress
    • the march of progress
    • a rate of progress
    • …
    See full entry
  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.
    • We watched the ship's stately progress out of the docks.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • considerable
    • dramatic
    • excellent
    • …
    verb + progress
    • achieve
    • make
    • chart
    • …
    progress + verb
    • continue
    • slow
    • stall
    • …
    progress + noun
    • report
    • note
    preposition
    • in progress
    • progress from… to…
    • progress in
    • …
    phrases
    • a lack of progress
    • the march of progress
    • a rate of progress
    • …
    See full entry
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    3. Word Originlate Middle English (as a noun): from Latin progressus ‘an advance’, from the verb progredi, from pro- ‘forward’ + gradi ‘to walk’. The verb became obsolete in British English use at the end of the 17th cent. and was readopted from American English in the early 19th cent.
Idioms
in progress
  1. (formal) happening at this time
    • Work on the new offices is now in progress.
    • Please be quiet—examination in progress.
    see also work in progress
    Extra Examples
    • I have one file for completed work and one for work in progress.
    • There was a cricket match in progress.
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