breaking through
Overcoming an obstacle
Breaking through describes penetrating a barrier or obstacle—physical, psychological, or figurative.
A military force breaks through enemy lines.
A scientist breaks through to a new understanding.
The sun breaks through clouds.
The phrase emphasizes the moment of overcoming resistance: After months of struggle, we're finally breaking through.
- barrierObstruction preventing passage
- brick wallStacked masonry partition
- sound barrierMach one transition zone
- obstacleSomething blocking the way
- shatterFragment violently, suddenly
pierce · emerge · rupture · burst · crack · wall · glass ceiling · dawn · see the light · revelation · triumph · force · momentum · threshold · surface · resistance · penetrate · charge
- emergenceemergence, appearing, surfacing, self-organization, arising
- progressprogress, in progress, promotion, raise, making progress
- achievementaccomplished, accomplishing, achieved, achievement, accomplishment
- advantagesedge, leverage, upper hand, leg up, head start
- breakingcracking, fracturing, rupturing, shattering, snapping
- outperformingsurpassing, exceeding, excelling, outperforming, outdoing
breaking throughstagnating
Ceasing to develop
falling behind · regressing · retreating · stalling · grinding to a halt
breaking throughfading away
Gradual disappearance from perception
withdrawing · receding · disappearing · vanishing · pulling back
break, breaking, through, breaks, broken, breaker, breakers, breakage, breakthrough