headway

noun

head·​way ˈhed-ˌwā 

1

a

: motion or rate of motion in a forward direction

b

: advance, progress

2

: headroom (as under an arch) sufficient to allow passage

3

: the time interval between two vehicles traveling in the same direction on the same route

Synonyms

• advance
• advancement
• furtherance
• going
• march
• onrush
• passage
• process
• procession
• progress
• progression

Examples of headway in a Sentence

the ant was making little headway carrying a crumb that was about five times his size

Recent Examples on the Web

While its holdings certainly haven’t been forgotten about over the last few weeks, the majority of them haven’t made much headway. —Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 27 Nov. 2024

Ukraine launched a surprise incursion into Russia in early August, making significant headway into the Kursk region where its forces have remained. —Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 24 Nov. 2024

Long the dominant maker of PC chips, Intel has lost market share to Advanced Micro Devices and has made very little headway in AI. —Kif Leswing, NBC News, 2 Nov. 2024

That effort made little headway in the United States even before Washington began to show increased levels of hostility toward China and Chinese products. —Milton Ezrati, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1730, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Phrases Containing headway

• make headway

Kids Definition

headway

noun

head·​way -ˌwā 

1

: motion forward

2

: progress entry 1 sense 2