headway

noun

ˈhed-ˌwā How to pronounce headway (audio)
Definition of headwaynext
as in progress
forward movement in time or place the ant was making little headway carrying a crumb that was about five times his size

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Recent Examples of headway Since then, the Campaign for Camp Safety is inspiring headway in Alabama, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Maryland. — Karen Valby, Vanity Fair, 16 June 2026 The nearly 200 firefighters working the Putah Fire will look to gain more headway this weekend. — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 12 June 2026 The current Hi-Mount staff and principal Derick Jenkins appear to be making some headway in reviving the school culture. — Alan J. Borsuk, jsonline.com, 12 June 2026 Although statistics suggest that the city has made headway on homelessness, makeshift encampments and rows of rusting RVs remain commonplace. — ABC News, 9 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for headway
Recent Examples of Synonyms for headway
  1. progress
  2. advance
  3. process
  4. advancement
  5. progression
  6. procession
Noun
  • Some of the landscaping group watched its progress from a tent near the South Farms barns, out of the hot summer sun.
    — Emily M. Olson, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The squad rebuild is still a work in progress until the summer window shuts on September 1.
    — Andy Naylor, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of progress
Noun
  • In case of fire, the system could be used to create wet buffer areas, slowing the advance of flames and buying time until emergency services and air support arrive.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Members of Combs’ official fan club, The Bootleggers, will have advance access to advance tickets through a fan pre-sale.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of advance
Noun
  • However, these materials can be particularly difficult and carbon-intensive to extract and process.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The Pentagon has since sought to speed up the process through streamlined reviews and a surge of medical personnel, including Army Reservists sent to help staff screening clinics.
    — Steven Beynon, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of process
Noun
  • Having captured global attention with its dancing and kung-fu fighting androids, China’s Unitree has become the poster child of the country’s robotic advancement.
    — John Liu, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Research has shown that women with obesity earn about 6% less than thinner women for identical work and that people in larger bodies may also face discriminatory termination and negative stereotypes that can hinder hiring and career advancement.
    — Brittney McNamara, Vogue, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of advancement
Noun
  • Aaron Judge has been cleared to start his hitting progression this week.
    — Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • That said, safe progression is key as plyometrics are a more athletic routine.
    — Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of progression
Noun
  • The theft took place during a religious procession known as La Vara, conducted each year in the city of Messina in Sicily to celebrate the Feast of the Assumption.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 17 Aug. 2026
  • There is a funeral procession in the morning and a wedding in the afternoon.
    — Terry Gross, NPR, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of procession

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