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make headway
Advance, make progress, as in We haven't made any headway with this project. This expression, first recorded in 1887, uses headway in the nautical sense of “a vessel's forward movement.”
Example Sentences
But we hustled, I took control and said I’m going to start making headway to make things for me.
The parties made headway on noneconomic proposals, including attendance policies, dress code, “just cause” protections and health and safety measures, the union said.
Efforts to reform life inside the walls of the Central California Women’s Facility in Chowchilla are making headway.
“And so we have to stand strong and lead as a district in defending our most vulnerable students, in defending all the things that we have made headway on and continue to fight for more.”
That trend was expected to continue through Monday, giving crews several days to make headway putting a ring around the fire.
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