progress

I UK [ˈprəʊɡres] / US [ˈprɑɡrəs] noun [uncountable] ***

Get it right: progress:

Progress is an uncountable noun, and so: ▪  it never comes after a
▪  it is never used in the plural
Wrong: The 20th century has brought about a tremendous progress in science.
Right: The 20th century has brought about tremendous progress in science.
Wrong: During the last two centuries, technology, medicine, and psychology have made great progresses.
Right: During the last two centuries, technology, medicine, and psychology have made great progress.  
Q. How can I refer to a single instance of progress, rather than to progress in general?
A. You can just use progress on its own: They have made considerable progress. You can also talk about an advance (advance is a countable noun) or, when referring to an action that improves a situation, a step forward: Biochemists interested in nutrition laid the foundations for the next major advance in the treatment of cancer. The Act was an important step forward in child protection.

1)

a) the process of developing or improving

I'm worried about my son's lack of progress in English.

progress of:

Keep me informed about the progress of the project.

progress on/in:

There has not been much progress on the border issue.

progress towards:

The party called for further progress towards democracy.

make progress:

Recently negotiators have made considerable progress in the talks.

follow/chart someone's progress:

The documentary follows the progress of a candidate for Parliament.

monitor/track progress (= watch how something develops):

Government inspectors will monitor the progress of the scheme.

b) [only before noun] relating to someone's or something's progress

a progress meeting/report/review

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Collocations:
Adjectives frequently used with progress
▪  considerable, great, rapid, remarkable, significant, slow, steady, substantial, tangible Verbs frequently used with progress as the object ▪  assess, block, chart, check, evaluate, follow, halt, hamper, hinder, impede, monitor, obstruct, review, slow, track, watch

2) mainly literary forward movement

the ship's slow progress across the harbour

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- in progress

II UK [prəʊˈɡres] / US [prəˈɡres] verb
Word forms "progress":
present tense I/you/we/they progress he/she/it progresses present participle progressing past tense progressed past participle progressed
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1) [intransitive] to continue to develop or move forward

Work on the project is progressing well.

The disease progresses fairly rapidly.

progress beyond:

The talks have not progressed beyond the preliminary stage.

progress towards:

We are progressing steadily towards a ban on nuclear testing.

progress through:

Students have to progress through five separate levels.

progress (from something) to something:

Our team have progressed to the second round of the competition.

2)

a) [intransitive] mainly literary to move forward slowly

They progressed along dark stone corridors.

b) to move forward in time

The situation improved as the century progressed.

3) [transitive] to cause something such as an idea or a plan to move forward

We are meeting again tomorrow to try and progress the matter.