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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The holiday season gives businesses a natural moment to reflect, reconnect and show gratitude to those who make progress possible.
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Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2025
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
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Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2025
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
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 17 Oct. 2025.
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