progress
noun/ˈprɑːɡres/, /ˈprɑːɡrəs/
[uncountable]Слово англійською: progress
Переклад progress українською: прогре́с, прохо́дити (зу́стріч, конце́рт і т. д.), просу́нутися
Детальний опис
- the process of improving or developing, or of getting nearer to achieving or completing something
- I think we're making progress.
- We will continue to monitor progress over the next few months.
- economic/scientific/technological progress
- rapid/good progress
- We hope to see some real progress by March.
- progress in something James is making steady progress in his recovery.
- progress in doing something Police are making significant progress in fighting computer crime.
- The two sides have made very slow progress in resolving the dispute.
- progress on something There's been no sign of progress on this issue.
- progress towards something The company is making progress towards this target.
- They asked for a progress report on the building work.
- movement forwards or towards a place
- She watched his slow progress down the steep slope.
- There wasn't much traffic so we made good progress.
- We watched the ship's stately progress out of the docks.
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Word Originlate Middle English (as a noun): from Latin progressus ‘an advance’, from the verb progredi, from pro- ‘forward’ + gradi ‘to walk’. The verb became obsolete in British English use at the end of the 17th cent. and was readopted from American English in the early 19th cent.
Idioms
in progress
- (formal) happening at this time
- Work on the new offices is now in progress.
- Please be quiet—examination in progress.
Extra Examples- I have one file for completed work and one for work in progress.
- There was a cricket match in progress.