- a movement toward a goal or to a further or higher stage: the progress of a student toward a degree.
- developmental activity in science, technology, etc., especially with reference to the commercial opportunities created thereby or to the promotion of the material well-being of the public through the goods, techniques, or facilities created.
- advancement in general.
- growth or development; continuous improvement: He shows progress in his muscular coordination.
- the development of an individual or society in a direction considered more beneficial than and superior to the previous level.
- increasing differentiation and perfection in the course of ontogeny or phylogeny.
- forward or onward movement: the progress of the planets.
- the forward course of action, events, time, etc.
- an official journey or tour, as by a sovereign or dignitary.
- to go forward or onward in space or time: The wagon train progressed through the valley. As the play progressed, the leading man grew more inaudible.
- to grow or develop, as in complexity, scope, or severity; advance: Are you progressing in your piano studies? The disease progressed slowly.
- going on; under way; being done; happening: The meeting was already in progress.
- movement forwards, esp towards a place or objective
- satisfactory development, growth, or advance
- advance towards completion, maturity, or perfection
- of or relating to progress
- increasing complexity, adaptation, etc, during the development of an individual or evolution of a group
- a stately royal journey
- taking place; under way
- to move forwards or onwards, as towards a place or objective
- to move towards or bring nearer to completion, maturity, or perfection
