developments
Progress over time
Developments is the plural of development, referring to events or changes that unfold over time: We're following the latest developments in the case.
The word often implies news or progress: There have been significant developments since we last spoke.
In real estate, developments are tracts of land with newly built structures: suburban housing developments.
Forward movement or promotion
- improvementPositive change in quality
- evolutionSpecies changing over generations
- maturationProcess of becoming complete
- headwayForward progress achieved
momentum · stride · enhancement · refinement · milestone · gains · strides · trajectory
Newly provided information
- eventsThings that take place
- happeningsThings that take place
- unfoldingGradually becoming apparent
- breakingComing apart suddenly
latest · emerging · ongoing · recent · situation · circumstances · story · reports
Sudden important advance
- patentObvious; inventor's monopoly
- inventionNew device or method
- prototypeFirst functional specimen
- disruptionForceful interruption of process
startup · technology · advancement · modernization · pioneering · R&D · commercialization · iteration
Conclusions from investigation
- studyDeliberate learning effort
- analysisMethodical study of parts
- investigationFormal examination of facts
- publicationIssued written material
methodology · data · experimentation · clinical · trial · preliminary · longitudinal · empirical
Moves or work periods
- changesAlterations or transitions
- movementsChanges in position
- patternsRecurring arrangements or designs
- dynamicsStudy of forces
trajectory · direction · currents · emerging · evolving · market · industry · global
Detailed technical drawing
- scaffoldingTemporary exterior work platform
- foundationUnderlying support structure
- frameworkUnderlying support system
- siteDesignated location
zoning · excavation · crane · bulldozer · cement · bricklaying · masonry · carpentry
Extend in disorderly fashion
- outskirtsOuter parts of town
- exurbiaResidential zone past suburbs
- gentrificationWealthy influx displacing locals
- revitalizationRestoring vigor or vitality
rezoning · infrastructure · density · transit-oriented · brownfield · greenfield · downtown · waterfront
Portion of something larger
- tractArea of land
- estateProperty and grounds
- complexHaving many interconnected parts
- condominiumsPrivately owned multi-unit dwellings
townhouses · apartments · residential · gated · mixed-use · affordable · luxury · amenities
advancement
Forward movement or promotion
- improvementPositive change in quality
- evolutionSpecies changing over generations
- maturationProcess of becoming complete
headway · momentum · stride · enhancement · refinement · milestone · gains · strides · trajectory · incremental
updates
Newly provided information
- eventsThings that take place
- happeningsThings that take place
- unfoldingGradually becoming apparent
breaking · latest · emerging · ongoing · recent · situation · circumstances · story · reports · announcements
breakthrough
Sudden important advance
disruption · startup · technology · advancement · modernization · pioneering · R&D · commercialization · iteration · cutting-edge
findings
Conclusions from investigation
- studyDeliberate learning effort
- analysisMethodical study of parts
- investigationFormal examination of facts
publication · methodology · data · experimentation · clinical · trial · preliminary · longitudinal · empirical · observational
shifts
Moves or work periods
- changesAlterations or transitions
- movementsChanges in position
- patternsRecurring arrangements or designs
dynamics · trajectory · direction · currents · emerging · evolving · market · industry · global · societal
blueprint
Detailed technical drawing
- scaffoldingTemporary exterior work platform
- foundationUnderlying support structure
- frameworkUnderlying support system
site · zoning · excavation · crane · bulldozer · cement · bricklaying · masonry · carpentry · plumbing
sprawl
Extend in disorderly fashion
- outskirtsOuter parts of town
- exurbiaResidential zone past suburbs
- gentrificationWealthy influx displacing locals
revitalization · rezoning · infrastructure · density · transit-oriented · brownfield · greenfield · downtown · waterfront · corridor
subdivision
Portion of something larger
condominiums · townhouses · apartments · residential · gated · mixed-use · affordable · luxury · amenities · planned
- What Could Happenoutcomes, scenarios, possibilities, probabilities, hypotheticals
- historyancient civilizations, past events, historian, epochs, era
- happeningshappenings, happening, event, occurrence, events
- suburbiasuburb, suburbs, suburbia, burbs, subdivision
- next big thingsstartups, emerging markets, rising stars, trending topics, game changers
- real estatehouse, home, apartment, property, sale
developmentsstagnation
Absence of flow or progress
declines · deteriorations · regressions · setbacks · decays
developmentsdemolitions
Deliberate structural destructions
teardowns · destructions · abandonments · ruins · razing
developmentsstagnation
Absence of flow or progress
standstills · stasis · status quo · inactivity · dormancy
- developmental delaysSlower than typical progression
- developmental milestonesExpected stages of child progress
- coastal developmentBuilding on shore areas
- training and developmentBuilding workforce competencies
- historical developmentChange across eras
- housing developmentsPlanned residential construction projects
development, redevelopment, developmental, developmentally, predevelopment