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Noun
S:
(n)
advancement
,
progress
(gradual improvement or growth or development)
"advancement of knowledge"; "great progress in the arts"
S:
(n)
progress
,
progression
,
procession
,
advance
,
advancement
,
forward motion
,
onward motion
(the act of moving forward (as toward a goal))
S:
(n)
progress
,
progression
,
advance
(a movement forward)
"he listened for the progress of the troops"
Verb
S:
(v)
progress
,
come on
,
come along
,
advance
,
get on
,
get along
,
shape up
(develop in a positive way)
"He progressed well in school"; "My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up"
S:
(v)
advance
,
progress
,
pass on
,
move on
,
march on
,
go on
(move forward, also in the metaphorical sense)
"Time marches on"
S:
(v)
build up
,
work up
,
build
,
progress
(form or accumulate steadily)
"Resistance to the manager's plan built up quickly"; "Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border"