Make headway

Synonyms for "make headway" (98 found)

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Closest matches (20)

achieve successadvanceameliorateamendarrivebe a successbreak throughcome alongcome oncome throughcover groundcut a swathdevelopdo wellenjoy prosperityfarefare wellfarewellfoot
Verb(1 words)
advance

Strong matches (29)

gaingain groundgather headgather wayget aheadget alongget onget on swimminglyget on wellget theregogo aheadgo alonggo fargo fastgo forwardgo ongo placesgo wellgraduate
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grow betterhave it madeheadwayimprove
Verb(5 words)
gaingain groundgainedget aheadinched

Related words (49)

looklook upmake a breakthroughmake a successmake goodmake good timemake head againstmake itmake knotsmake progressmake progress againstmake sternwaymake stridesmake the scenemake up leewaymake waymelioratemendmovemove forward
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passpass alongpass onperk uppickpick upproceedprogressprosperriserollshape upshow improvementskyrocketstemstep forwardsucceedtake offtravelturn out well
Verb(5 words)
marchedmuovere i passiprogressingpull aheadwin
Noun(4 words)
progress pieceprogressive learning sequencestridesthrusting

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I worked on them all day, but barely made headway at all.

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