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Synonyms
prog·ress (prŏǵrĕś, -rəs, prṓgrĕś)

[Middle English progresse, from Latin prōgressus from past participle of prōgredī, to advance, prō-, forward; see pro–1, + gradī, to go, walk.]

noun 

  1. Movement, as toward a goal; advance.
  2. Development or growth: students who show progress.
  3. Steady improvement, as of a society or civilization: a believer in human progress. See synonyms at development
  4. A ceremonial journey made by a sovereign through his or her realm.

intransitive verb: -gressed, -gress·ing, -gress·es. 

  1. To advance; proceed: Work on the new building progressed at a rapid rate.
  2. To advance toward a higher or better stage; improve steadily: as medical technology progresses.
  3. To increase in scope or severity, as a disease taking an unfavorable course.

idioms

in progress
Going on; under way: a work in progress.