make progress

phrase

: to move forward in one's work or activity

We're not finished yet, but we're making progress.

Examples of make progress in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Even in space, hundreds of miles above Earth, hurtling at thousands of miles per hour, astronauts working hard to make progress for humanity are able to find brief moments of transcendent beauty. — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 22 Sep. 2026

The first person to make progress on deciphering the stone was Thomas Young, a British Egyptologist who was also a respected physician and physicist. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 Sep. 2026

Receivers make progress Drops have been a persistent problem for TCU in the first two weeks with the Horned Frogs averaging four per game. — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Sep. 2026

Firefighters battling two major wildfires in California's Big Sur region are continuing to make progress, with one of the fires near full containment. — Tim Fang, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for make progress

• adulteress
• adventuress
• nevertheless
• abbess
• abscess
• access
• address
• assess
• caress
• confess
• depress
• digress