make headway

to achieve progress We hope scientists are able to continue to make headway against cancer.

make headway

to make progress (often negative) Talks between the two countries are making very little headway.

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."

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Afra (2)	-	Arabic
Enu	-	Western African, Akan
Ameqran	-	Northern African, Berber
Baadur	-	Georgian
Tallulah	tə-LOO-lə	English (Rare)
Eindride	-	Norwegian