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Common collocations with progress in American Collocation

progress noun uncountable

US /ˈprɑɡrəs/

gradual

gradual
incremental
smooth
steady

The team made steady progress to the semi-finals.

fast

fast
rapid
speedy
swift

This enables our teachers to develop each student’s abilities so that they make rapid progress.

slow

slow

Dissatisfied with the slow progress being made, Alan resigned.

a lot

considerable
dramatic
encouraging
enormous
excellent
genuine
good
great
impressive
real
remarkable
significant
substantial
tremendous

Significant progress has been made over the past three years.

a little

limited
little

There is little progress on environmental reforms.

satisfactory

adequate
satisfactory
solid
sufficient

The trainee must maintain satisfactory progress at all times.

not satisfactory

insufficient
unsatisfactory

Departments prepare reports on the progress of all students whose progress is unsatisfactory.

continuing

continued
further
future
sustained

The latest sales figures demonstrate the continued progress of the business.

types of progress

academic
economic
educational
industrial
medical
scientific
social
technical
technological

We live in a world of unprecedented wealth and technological progress.

make progress

achieve
make

We continue to make good progress across all of our planned development areas.

follow something’s progress

chart
follow
monitor
oversee
trace
track
watch

They will use the new camera it to chart the progress of building works currently being carried out at the school.

slow down something’s progress

delay
hamper
hinder
hold back
impede
inhibit
slow (down)
undermine

Progress was impeded by problems of access and planning permission.

speed up something’s progress

accelerate
facilitate

The company said it was examining all options to accelerate its progress.

measure or check something’s progress

assess
check (on)
evaluate
gauge
measure
review

This survey will provide hard facts for us to measure our progress.

stop something’s progress

arrest
block
halt
stop

There are treatments to stop the progress of the condition and help relieve symptoms.

show something’s progress

demonstrate
mark
show

The photos show the progress of the restoration.

continue something’s progress

continue
maintain

Scholarships can be held for up to three years, subject to satisfactory progress being maintained.