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Collocations for progress - noun

1. movement forwards

ADJ.

considerable, dramatic, encouraging, excellent, genuine, good, great, impressive, real, remarkable, significant, substantial | fast, rapid, swift | inexorable | slow, stately
We watched the ship''s stately progress out of the harbour.
satisfactory, steady | further | academic, educational

VERB + PROGRESS

achieve, make | assess, chart, check (on), evaluate, monitor, observe, review, trace, track, watch
Regular tests enable the teacher to monitor the progress of each child.
block, hamper, hinder, impede, obstruct, slow (down) | halt, stop | accelerate, facilitate

PROGRESS + NOUN

report

PREP.

in ~
There was a cricket match in progress.
~ from … to …
The book traced his steady progress from petty theft to serious crime.
~ in
He''s making good progress in maths.
~ on
How much progress have the builders made on the extension?
~ towards
Who can halt Woods'' inexorable progress towards yet another championship?
~ with
She''s making steady progress with her thesis.

PHRASES

a lack of progress
I was frustrated by my apparent lack of progress when I started the violin.
a rate of progress
At the present rate of progress we won''t be finished before July.
work in progress
I have one file for completed work and one for work in progress.

2. improvement in society

ADJ.

economic, evolutionary, industrial, medical, scientific, social, technical, technological | human

VERB + PROGRESS

hold back

PHRASES

the march of progress
the onward march of technological progress

Collocations for progress - verb

ADV.

satisfactorily, smoothly, well
The talks are progressing very well.
further
He felt he still needed to progress further in his learning.
rapidly
progressing rapidly in his chosen career
slowly
The work is progressing quite slowly.
steadily

VERB + PROGRESS

fail to

PREP.

beyond
Samir failed to progress beyond this first step on the ladder.
from, through
allowing students to progress through the stages of the course
to
She soon progressed from the basics to more difficult work.
towards
slowly progressing towards a new kind of art
up
his ambition to progress up the career ladder
with
They are keen to progress with the scheme.

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