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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Trump likely can't make progress on other regional priorities until Israel and Hamas agree to a permanent end to their war in Gaza, analysts said.
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Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
Problem Complexity Theory’s 50-Year Journey to the Limits of Knowledge
Both groups hope to use their techniques — which give them unprecedented control over elliptic curves and related equations — to make progress on other problems as well.
—Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 3 Feb. 2025
The department investigated whether the district implemented an IEP to ensure Cash would make progress in the general education curriculum, and whether district officials considered the use of positive behavioral interventions and supports to address his behavior.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 26 Jan. 2025
Girls soccer Oaks Christian continues to make progress as one of the best girls teams with a 14-0-1 record.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2025
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Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
Problem Complexity Theory’s 50-Year Journey to the Limits of Knowledge
Both groups hope to use their techniques — which give them unprecedented control over elliptic curves and related equations — to make progress on other problems as well.
—Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 3 Feb. 2025
The department investigated whether the district implemented an IEP to ensure Cash would make progress in the general education curriculum, and whether district officials considered the use of positive behavioral interventions and supports to address his behavior.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 26 Jan. 2025
Girls soccer Oaks Christian continues to make progress as one of the best girls teams with a 14-0-1 record.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2025
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“Make progress.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20progress. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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