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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But the administration has struggled to make progress on that pledge, securing only two trade deals to date ‒ with the United Kingdom and Vietnam ‒ while reaching a framework for a deal with China.
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Joey Garrison, USA Today, 8 July 2025
In his first months in office, Trump has used tariffs to make progress on each of those goals.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 7 July 2025
Everton are also continuing to make progress on a deal to sign France Under-21 striker Thierno Barry from Spain’s Villarreal.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 7 July 2025
The talks between Russia, Ukraine and third countries have struggled to make progress after Moscow refused to back off its maximalist demands and presented a ceasefire proposal that would essentially amount to Ukraine’s capitulation.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 26 June 2025
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Joey Garrison, USA Today, 8 July 2025
In his first months in office, Trump has used tariffs to make progress on each of those goals.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 7 July 2025
Everton are also continuing to make progress on a deal to sign France Under-21 striker Thierno Barry from Spain’s Villarreal.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 7 July 2025
The talks between Russia, Ukraine and third countries have struggled to make progress after Moscow refused to back off its maximalist demands and presented a ceasefire proposal that would essentially amount to Ukraine’s capitulation.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 26 June 2025
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“Make progress.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20progress. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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