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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Ukraine could make progress in Kursk because Russia refused to relocate its best forces there; Russia could make progress in the Donbas because Ukraine had sent some of its best fighters into Kursk.
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Keith Gessen, The New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2024
Even so, the community continues to make progress in reaching outlying areas with supplies, the Facebook post went on.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 5 Oct. 2024
The conversation underscored how the current realities of Black economic life will only be fixed if policymakers, business leaders and community advocates come together more often and more quickly to make progress.
—Alphonso David, Essence, 1 Oct. 2024
Further, college athletes continue to make progress toward recognition as employees who can unionize and demand collective bargaining.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 23 Sep. 2024
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Keith Gessen, The New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2024
Even so, the community continues to make progress in reaching outlying areas with supplies, the Facebook post went on.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 5 Oct. 2024
The conversation underscored how the current realities of Black economic life will only be fixed if policymakers, business leaders and community advocates come together more often and more quickly to make progress.
—Alphonso David, Essence, 1 Oct. 2024
Further, college athletes continue to make progress toward recognition as employees who can unionize and demand collective bargaining.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 23 Sep. 2024
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“Make progress.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20progress. Accessed 25 Oct. 2024.
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