See Also: progress 2, verb(dictionary)
progress(2)(dictionary)
Progress(medicine)
progress(1)(dictionary)
Progress review(finance)
Work in progress(finance)
Pilgrim's Progress, The(dictionary)
progress report(dictionary)
Alliance for Progress(encyclopedia)
Progress payments(finance)

progress 2, verb (oh)



[I] to improve, develop, or achieve things so that you are then at a more advanced stage
-opposite regress regress
::I asked the nurse how my son was progressing.
progress to
::She started with a cleaning job, and progressed to running the company.
progress towards
::We must progress towards full integration of Catholic and Protestant pupils in Ireland.
progress beyond
::Last year the team didn't progress beyond the opening round.
[I and T] if an activity such as work or a project progresses, or you progress it, it continues
::Work on the ship progressed quickly.
::We're hoping to progress the Lane project more quickly next week.
[I] if time or an event progresses, time passes
::As the meeting progressed, Nina grew more and more bored.
::Time is progressing, so I'll be brief.
[I] to move forward slowly
::Our taxi seemed to be progressing very slowly.