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 idea that legislators could make progress on this issue in the near-term seems unlikely given Democrats and Republicans are hurtling toward a federal government shutdown on Wednesday if the Senate can’t agree on a funding bill that gets 60 votes. Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2025 This is how humans make progress. Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025 Our young people especially deserve the opportunity to learn how to work on hard problems, to fail, to persist and eventually to make progress. Brendan Harley, Twin Cities, 11 Sep. 2025 While Italy is expected to make progress in bringing its deficit under control, France shows no signs of doing so, Nomura outlined. Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for make progress

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“Make progress.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20progress. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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