make headway

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make headway

verb makes headway · making headway · made headway

idiomatic To progress; to move forward. I worked on them all day, but barely made headway at all.
Opposite: tread water

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verb progress

Português	abrir caminho
Français	progresser, avancer

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@misc{make_headway_2026,
  title = {make headway},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/make%20headway},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}