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
After a successful strike against Detroit's Big Three automakers in 2023, the UAW has been making some headway organizing workers at EV battery facilities.
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John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
With two goals in the third period and a standout defensive effort to limit one of the state’s most potent lines, the No. 5 Rockets (6-1) made major headway then by taking down No. 13 Belmont, 3-1, Thursday night at John A. Ryan Arena.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 10 Jan. 2025
Firefighters have been racing to contain the blazes, and their efforts made significant headway as winds eased over the weekend.
—Soumya Karlamangla, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Everett is hoping to propose to his girlfriend, but this year's Christmas festivities are particularly dysfunctional as Meredith fails to make any headway and invites her sister Julie (Claire Danes) to help her — only to find that the family responds much more favorably to Julie.
—Andrew Walsh, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024
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John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
With two goals in the third period and a standout defensive effort to limit one of the state’s most potent lines, the No. 5 Rockets (6-1) made major headway then by taking down No. 13 Belmont, 3-1, Thursday night at John A. Ryan Arena.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 10 Jan. 2025
Firefighters have been racing to contain the blazes, and their efforts made significant headway as winds eased over the weekend.
—Soumya Karlamangla, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Everett is hoping to propose to his girlfriend, but this year's Christmas festivities are particularly dysfunctional as Meredith fails to make any headway and invites her sister Julie (Claire Danes) to help her — only to find that the family responds much more favorably to Julie.
—Andrew Walsh, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for headway
Noun
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Each of these moments in history is a link in a chain of progress, each link forged by the sacrifices of those who came before.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
16 Feb. 2025
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Building new affordable units is important, too, but progress is undermined if existing buildings are sold and rents rise.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Feb. 2025
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The big advance is a doubling of the MU-MIMO streams, to 16.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
11 Feb. 2025
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Robbins wrote his books in longhand on legal pads, producing only a couple of pages a day and with nothing plotted in advance.—
Bill Trott,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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For more on what's involved in our reporting, check out our complete reviews process and methodology page.—
Jenny Berg,
Allure,
8 Feb. 2025
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With that being said, there are other teams that are working through the free-agent process perhaps and there could be some opportunities to have dialogue.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Feb. 2025
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Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more.—
Taylor Nicioli,
CNN,
17 Feb. 2025
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Martin has worked with five NFL teams and just finished his fourth season in Detroit as the director of scouting advancement.—
Pete Sampson,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
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Last season, the young striker played two games with the first team but his progression did not go any further.—
Guillermo Rai,
The Athletic,
6 Feb. 2025
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There weren’t any game breaking glitches that tanked the experience or blocked overall story progression.—
George Yang,
Rolling Stone,
3 Feb. 2025
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The rowdy pomp and ceremony that accompanies a wedding march, meanwhile, is pointedly shown as not all that different from the film’s funeral processions — each soundtracked by the juddering snap and pop of cheap firecrackers.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2025
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Looking through the University of Pennsylvania archives, I was struck by the procession of illustrious conductors—Bruno Walter, Otto Klemperer, Willem Mengelberg, Wilhelm Furtwängler, Eugene Ormandy—who sought her advice and approval.—
Alex Ross,
The New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2025
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