Make+progress
11make up the leeway — phrase to reach a satisfactory position after a period when you did not make enough progress Thesaurus: to make progress, or to achieve somethingsynonym Main entry: leeway * * * make up (the) leeway Brit : to get back into a good position or… …
12make strides — phrase to make progress towards a goal Medical science has made great strides in tackling infertility. Thesaurus: to make progress, or to achieve somethingsynonym Main entry: stride …
13progress — I noun accomplishment, achievement, advance, advancement, amelioration, augmentation, betterment, change, development, emendation, enhancement, enrichment, flow, furtherance, gain, growth, headway, improvement, increase, increment, march,… …
14make — make, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {made} (m[=a]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {making}.] [OE. maken, makien, AS. macian; akin to OS. mak?n, OFries. makia, D. maken, G. machen, OHG. mahh?n to join, fit, prepare, make, Dan. mage. Cf. {Match} an equal.] 1. To cause to …
15Progress — Prog ress (?; see {Progress}, v. i.), v. t. To make progress in; to pass through. [Obs.] Milton. [1913 Webster] …
16make headway — ► to make progress: »Banking legislation appears to be making headway in Congress. make headway in doing sth »According to reports, the Federal Reserve has made headway in slowing growth to a moderate pace while restraining inflation. make… …
17make way — {v. phr.} To move from in front so someone can go through; stand aside. * /The people made way for the king./ * /When older men retire they make way for younger men to take their places./ …
18make way — {v. phr.} To move from in front so someone can go through; stand aside. * /The people made way for the king./ * /When older men retire they make way for younger men to take their places./ …
19make headway — If you make headway, you make progress …
20make out — ► make out 1) manage with difficulty to see, hear, or understand. 2) represent as or pretend. 3) draw up (a list or document). 4) informal make progress; fare. Main Entry: ↑make …