Headway

/ˈhɛdˌweɪ/

Meaning & Definition

noun

Forward movement or progress, especially in a difficult situation.

Despite the challenges, we made significant headway in the project this week.

The distance traveled in a forward direction.

The ship made good headway through the turbulent waters.

An advance or progress toward a goal.

The team is finally starting to gain headway on their research.

A progress or improvement in understanding or knowledge.

The study helped them make headway in understanding the disease.

From 'head' + 'way', meaning the way ahead.

make headway

To make progress

gain headway

To achieve progress or advancement

lose headway

To fail to progress or to make less progress

progress

Forward or onward movement towards a destination.

advancement

The process of promoting or moving forward.

movement

An act of changing physical location or position.

Getting things done; making progress.

We're really getting our headway on this task!

Seeing improvement in a situation.

I'm finally starting to see some headway in this mess.