make progress
idiom
: to move forward in one's work or activity
We're not finished yet, but we're making progress.
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Decisions at COPs are made by consensus, meaning countries must agree on everything — a feature which technically gives any nation a veto and can make progress very slow and fraught.
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Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2025
Northwestern Mutual's $500 million downtown campus development continues to make progress with the completion of its glass facade and other milestones.
—Tom Daykin, jsonline.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Together, the companies aim to make progress toward safer, higher-performance batteries that could eventually support wider use in electric vehicles and help improve overall energy efficiency.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2025
Championship implications loomed large, with Piastri starting sixth and struggling to make progress.
—Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
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Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2025
Northwestern Mutual's $500 million downtown campus development continues to make progress with the completion of its glass facade and other milestones.
—Tom Daykin, jsonline.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Together, the companies aim to make progress toward safer, higher-performance batteries that could eventually support wider use in electric vehicles and help improve overall energy efficiency.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2025
Championship implications loomed large, with Piastri starting sixth and struggling to make progress.
—Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
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“Make progress.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20progress. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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