make headway
idiom
: to move forward or make progress
The wind kept the boat from making headway toward shore.
The boat made little headway against the strong current.
We're gradually making headway with the project.
They've recently made some headway in their search for a cure.
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Spiro said the justices might consider that birthright citizenship’s opponents have failed to make headway in Congress for decades.
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Louis Jacobson, Austin American-Statesman, 12 Dec. 2024
Intel failed to make headway on either front, missing out on the AI boom, and watching its shares plunge more than 60% during Gelsinger’s tenure.
—Bygreg McKenna, Fortune, 2 Dec. 2024
Despite potential setbacks in Washington, there are multiple avenues to make headway.
—Mary Anna Mancuso, Orlando Sentinel, 18 Nov. 2024
But the exit poll shows that Harris did not make headway with those efforts.
—Curtis Bunn, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Louis Jacobson, Austin American-Statesman, 12 Dec. 2024
Intel failed to make headway on either front, missing out on the AI boom, and watching its shares plunge more than 60% during Gelsinger’s tenure.
—Bygreg McKenna, Fortune, 2 Dec. 2024
Despite potential setbacks in Washington, there are multiple avenues to make headway.
—Mary Anna Mancuso, Orlando Sentinel, 18 Nov. 2024
But the exit poll shows that Harris did not make headway with those efforts.
—Curtis Bunn, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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“Make headway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20headway. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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