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"