make headway

Verb

Meaning

obtain advantages, such as points, etc.

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Synonyms

advance gain ground get ahead increase win develop gain improve progress expand succeed proceed thrive flourish prosper

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Antonyms

fall decline drop decay collapse fail

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Hyponyms

hit score steal tally rack up

Examples

I had the experience last year of directing my first feature while I had a 1-year-old son and while I was also pregnant, so I am now well aware of the difficulties women who are rearing children face when they're also trying to make headway in mainstream of film. Diablo Cody

To get GoPro started, I moved back in with my parents and went to work seven days a week, 20 hours a day. I wrote off my personal life to make headway on it. Nick Woodman

The home team was gaining ground Source: Internet

After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number-one playoff berth in the Western Conference Source: Internet

win points Source: Internet

According to historian Stanley Jones in his study of the 1896 election, Another feature common to the Reed and Allison campaigns was their failure to make headway against the tide which was running toward McKinley. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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