Progress
Headway being made
Progress is forward movement toward a destination or goal.
The word carries optimistic connotations—progress usually means improvement: We've made real progress on the project, medical progress.
As a verb, to progress is to advance or develop: The disease progressed rapidly.
A work in progress is unfinished.
The adjective progressive describes favoring reform or change, often in politics.
Onward in direction
- advancementForward movement or promotion
- improvementPositive change in quality
- developmentProgress toward maturity
- growthIncrease in size
evolution · breakthrough · milestone · achievement · headway · stride · gain · leap
Advanced organized human society
- modernityBeing of present times
- reformImprove by correcting faults
- innovationCreating something original
- industrializationTransition to factory-based economy
enlightenment · liberalization · development · urbanization · globalization · emancipation · suffrage · equality
Monitoring location over time
- metricsStandards for assessment
- indicatorsSigns that reveal status
- benchmarksStandards for measuring performance
- milestonesNotable points of progress
checkpoints · status · update · report · dashboard · percentage · completion · bar
Distinct periods or platforms
- phasesDistinct periods in sequence
- incrementalProceeding by small additions
- gradualDeveloping slowly over time
- stepwiseProceeding by degrees
continuum · journey · path · course · timeline · sequence · workflow · pipeline
Absence of flow or progress
- setbackReverse in progress
- plateauFlat highland area
- delayEnforced waiting period
- impedimentThing that obstructs progress
barrier · blockage · standstill · slowdown · hurdle · bottleneck · backslide · reversal
forward
Onward in direction
- advancementForward movement or promotion
- improvementPositive change in quality
- developmentProgress toward maturity
growth · evolution · breakthrough · milestone · achievement · headway · stride · gain · leap · step
civilization
Advanced organized human society
- modernityBeing of present times
- reformImprove by correcting faults
- innovationCreating something original
industrialization · enlightenment · liberalization · development · urbanization · globalization · emancipation · suffrage · equality · justice
tracking
Monitoring location over time
- metricsStandards for assessment
- indicatorsSigns that reveal status
- benchmarksStandards for measuring performance
milestones · checkpoints · status · update · report · dashboard · percentage · completion · bar · gauge
stages
Distinct periods or platforms
- phasesDistinct periods in sequence
- incrementalProceeding by small additions
- gradualDeveloping slowly over time
stepwise · continuum · journey · path · course · timeline · sequence · workflow · pipeline · iteration
stagnation
Absence of flow or progress
impediment · barrier · blockage · standstill · slowdown · hurdle · bottleneck · backslide · reversal · stall
- spacecraftspacecraft, starships, spaceship, Voyager 1, rocket ships
- Soviet SpaceSputnik, Vostok, Soyuz, cosmonaut, cosmonauts
- Antarctic BasesVostok, Casey, Davis, Halley, Concordia
- databasesSQL, table, databases, database, tables
- Soyuz spacecraftservice module
- Take ThatRobbie Williams, Never Forget, Shine, The Flood
Progressregression
Return to former state
retreat · retrogression · backsliding · reversal · reversion
Progressstagnation
Absence of flow or progress
standstill · inertia · immobility · stasis · paralysis
Progressdecline
Decrease or refuse
deterioration · decay · degradation · degeneration · worsening
- in progressCurrently being done
- work in progressIncomplete ongoing effort
- make progressMove toward completion
- progress reportSummary of advancement made
- progress barVisual task completion indicator
- technological progressAdvancement through invention
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