noun
- Gradual improvement or growth or development.
- usage: "advancement of knowledge"; "great progress in the arts"
- synonyms: advancement
- The act of moving forward (as toward a goal.
- synonyms: progression, procession, advance, advancement, forward motion, onward motion
- A movement forward.
- usage: "he listened for the progress of the troops"
- synonyms: progression, advance
verb
- Develop in a positive way.
- usage: "He progressed well in school"; "My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up"
- Move forward, also in the metaphorical sense.
- usage: "Time marches on"
- Form or accumulate steadily.
- usage: "Resistance to the manager's plan built up quickly"; "Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border"