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

progress 1, noun (oh)



[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Latin; Origin: , past participle of progredi 'to go forward']
the process of getting better at doing something, or getting closer to finishing or achieving something
::I'm afraid we're not making much progress .
progress of
::the slow progress of the investigation
::There has been significant progress in in understanding the HIV infection.
progress towards
::They say they are making steady progress towards a peace settlement.
progress on
::Little progress has been made on human rights issues.
::tests designed to monitor the student's progress
::At school his academic progress was hindered by a series of health problems.
::The country has made huge economic progress in recent years.
slow or steady movement somewhere
::We made good progress despite the snow.
progress through
::They watched the ship's slow progress through the heavy seas.
change which is thought to lead to a better society, because of developments in science or fairer methods of social organization
::Mankind is destroying the planet, all in the name of progress (=because people want progress) .
::Under communism, nothing was allowed to get in the way of the great march of progress .
in progress
formal happening now, and not yet finished
::A lecture was in progress in the main hall.
work/research in progress
::They looked in periodically to check the work in progress.
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COLLOCATES for sense 1
make progress
progress in (doing) something
slow/steady progress
good/significant/substantial/rapid progress
follow/chart/monitor/keep track of somebody's progress
hinder somebody/something's progress (=make it slower)
economic/technological/scientific progress
HINT
progress is an uncountable noun. Do not say 'a progress' or 'progresses'.