progress

Noun

• a movement forward
  • he listened for the progress of the troops
    

• the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)

• gradual improvement or growth or development
  • advancement of knowledge
    
  • great progress in the arts
    

Verb

• form or accumulate steadily
  • Resistance to the manager's plan built up quickly
    
  • Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border
    

• move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
  • Time marches on
    

• develop in a positive way
  • He progressed well in school
    
  • My plants are coming along
    
  • Plans are shaping up
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  progression , advance , procession , advancement , forward motion , onward motion , build up , work up , build , pass on , move on , march on , go on , come on , come along , get on , get along , shape up
• Antonyms: 
  retreat , withdraw , pull away , draw back , recede , pull back , retire , move back , regress , retrograde , retrogress