headways

Advances being made

Headways is the plural of headway, which has two main senses.

First, forward progress or momentum: The negotiators finally made some headways on the stalled trade agreement.

Second, in transportation, the time or distance between vehicles traveling the same route: Rush hour headways on the subway drop to three minutes.

The singular form is far more common.

progress

advancement

Forward movement or promotion

breakthroughSudden important advance
improvementPositive change in quality
gainPositive return received

stride · momentum · development · growth · milestone · achievement · advance · forward · inroads · traction

transit

interval

Duration between two points

frequencyRate of recurrence
spacingInterval arrangement between objects
schedulePlan of timed events

bus · train · tram · subway · metro · route · service · timetable · commute · departure

nautical

clearance

Permitted passage or approval

draftPreliminary version of text
bridgeStructure spanning an obstacle
passageSegment of text

channel · vessel · ship · bow · keel · hull · navigation · waterway · harbor · berth

Opposites

progress/advancement

headwayssetbacks

Reversals of progress

regressions · reversals · backsliding · retreats · declines

momentum/movement

headwayssetbacks

Reversals of progress

regressions · standstills · stagnation · reversals · retreats

Phrases

make headwayAchieve forward momentum
making headwayAchieving forward progress
made headwayAchieved forward progress

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