milestone
Progress marker event
A milestone is a stone marker along a road indicating distance to a destination.
Figuratively, it marks a significant stage or achievement in a process: Turning eighteen is a milestone, The treaty was a milestone in diplomatic relations.
In project management, milestones are checkpoints marking completion of key phases.
Something that signals location
- measureUnit of quantity
- yardstickThirty-six-inch ruler
- gaugeStandard of measurement
- standardLevel of quality accepted
criterion · baseline · touchstone · barometer · index · metric · parameter · reference
Structure honoring someone remembered
- landmarkNotable point of reference
- inscriptionText permanently marked
- plaqueInscribed memorial tablet
- memorialThing preserving remembrance
legacy · heritage · chronicle · foundation · origins · artifact · relic · epoch
Roadside directional guide
- waypointNavigation reference location
- cairnMemorial stone pile
- guidepostDirectional marker for travelers
- boundaryLine marking a limit
landmark · beacon · pointer · distance · roadside · trail · path · route
Successful completion of aim
- attainmentSuccessful reaching of goal
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- triumphResounding, celebrated victory
- successFavorable outcome attained
goal · feat · completion · fulfillment · culmination · realization · victory · conquest
Act of honoring memory
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- toastHeated bread; glass-raising honor
- congratulationsExpression of praise for achievement
- partyGathering for celebration
festivity · gala · jubilee · anniversary · recognition · honor · tribute · cheers
Travel from place to place
- advancementForward movement or promotion
- developmentProgress toward maturity
- growthIncrease in size
- stepFoot movement forward
stride · leap · headway · evolution · improvement · increment · stage · phase
marker
Something that signals location
standard · criterion · baseline · touchstone · barometer · index · metric · parameter · reference · threshold
monument
Structure honoring someone remembered
- landmarkNotable point of reference
- inscriptionText permanently marked
- plaqueInscribed memorial tablet
memorial · legacy · heritage · chronicle · foundation · origins · artifact · relic · epoch · era
signpost
Roadside directional guide
- waypointNavigation reference location
- cairnMemorial stone pile
- guidepostDirectional marker for travelers
boundary · landmark · beacon · pointer · distance · roadside · trail · path · route · obelisk
accomplishment
Successful completion of aim
- attainmentSuccessful reaching of goal
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- triumphResounding, celebrated victory
success · goal · feat · completion · fulfillment · culmination · realization · victory · conquest · fruition
commemoration
Act of honoring memory
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- toastHeated bread; glass-raising honor
- congratulationsExpression of praise for achievement
party · festivity · gala · jubilee · anniversary · recognition · honor · tribute · cheers · champagne
journey
Travel from place to place
- advancementForward movement or promotion
- developmentProgress toward maturity
- growthIncrease in size
step · stride · leap · headway · evolution · improvement · increment · stage · phase · progression
- historyancient civilizations, past events, historian, epochs, era
- Occasionswedding, birthday, anniversary, graduation, funeral
- sports historyOlympic history, Olympic records, Olympics, Olympic Games, Olympic training
- anniversarieswedding anniversary, golden anniversary, silver anniversary, first anniversary, diamond anniversary
- box officebox office, gross, worldwide gross, opening weekend, ticket sales
- housetrainingpotty training, toilet training, housebreaking, housebroken, house-trained
milestonetriviality
Unimportant small matter
non-event · routine · minor detail · footnote · blip
milestonesetback
Reverse in progress
stumbling block · obstacle · regression · roadblock · step backward
- developmental milestonesExpected stages of child progress
- career milestonesSignificant work achievements
- milestone eventNotable accomplishment marking progress
- baby milestonesKey developmental achievements tracked
- milestone celebrationsEvents marking significant achievements
- growth milestonesStandard progress indicators