cover ground
Traverse significant distance
To cover ground is to travel a distance or make progress through material.
Literally, it means traversing terrain: We covered a lot of ground on today's hike.
Figuratively, it describes addressing topics or making headway: The meeting covered a lot of ground.
The phrase emphasizes breadth or advancement rather than depth.
Space between two points
- mileageDistance traveled by vehicle
- terrainLand's physical features
- trekArduous overland journey
- traverseMove across an area
journey · progress · advance · expedition · route · pace · hike · march
Speak to formally
- topicsSubjects of discussion
- reviewCritical written assessment
- examineStudy with attention
- exploreTravel to discover
touch on · go over · survey · scope · briefing · agenda · outline · overview
Forward progress achieved
- advancementForward movement or promotion
- momentumProduct of mass, velocity
- strideExtended single footstep
- gainsIncreases in value
development · breakthrough · milestone · achievement · forward motion · traction · productivity · efficiency
distance
Space between two points
traverse · journey · progress · advance · expedition · route · pace · hike · march · cross
address
Speak to formally
explore · touch on · go over · survey · scope · briefing · agenda · outline · overview · points
headway
Forward progress achieved
- advancementForward movement or promotion
- momentumProduct of mass, velocity
- strideExtended single footstep
gains · development · breakthrough · milestone · achievement · forward motion · traction · productivity · efficiency · accomplishment
- motion idiomsin motion, on the move, on the go, move forward, move along
- constructionconstruction site, building site, hammer, building, beam
- crossingspedestrian crossing, cross, railroad crossing, river crossing, border crossing
cover groundstagnate
Cease to develop
lose ground · stand still · stall · fall behind · regress
cover groundwaste time
Use moments unproductively
stall · drag one's feet · procrastinate · dither · dawdle
cover groundstay put
Remain in place
stand still · go nowhere · camp out · hunker down · sit tight
cover, ground, covers, covered, covering, uncover, uncovered, discover, discovered