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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And that means that now is the time for Russia and China to make headway in their near abroads.
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Foreign Affairs, 7 Mar. 2016
Commissioners said the 61 one-bedroom apartments and three two-bedroom units will help Avon make headway toward having more housing for moderate-income people.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 17 July 2024
Authorities initially struggled to make headway in the investigation due to the survivors only speaking Mandarin Chinese, as previously reported by KTLA.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 26 July 2024
Pfizer has struggled to make headway in treating obesity.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune Well, 11 July 2024
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Foreign Affairs, 7 Mar. 2016
Commissioners said the 61 one-bedroom apartments and three two-bedroom units will help Avon make headway toward having more housing for moderate-income people.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 17 July 2024
Authorities initially struggled to make headway in the investigation due to the survivors only speaking Mandarin Chinese, as previously reported by KTLA.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 26 July 2024
Pfizer has struggled to make headway in treating obesity.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune Well, 11 July 2024
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