Synonyms and antonyms of To make progress, or to achieve something in British Thesaurus

progress (verb)

to continue to develop or move forward

get on with ()

to give your time to something and make progress with it

get ahead ()

to be more successful, or to progress more quickly than, other people

forge ahead ()

to make strong steady progress

plod along ()

to progress at a very slow steady rate

outpace (verb)

to make more progress, increase more quickly, or become more successful than someone or something else

get along ()

to manage to continue doing something or make progress in a situation

advance (verb)

to progress and become better or more developed

make up the leeway ()

to reach a satisfactory position after a period when you did not make enough progress

make strides ()

to make progress towards a goal

be getting/coming along ()

used for saying how well someone is progressing or succeeding

be getting somewhere ()

to be making some progress

be on the march ()

to be making steady progress

break through ()

to successfully deal with something that is stopping you making progress

build on ()

to do something in addition to what you have already achieved

catch up ()

to do something that should have been done before

chalk something up ()

to achieve a particular level or number

climb (verb)

to achieve a high position in a list or competition

come along ()

to make progress, or to get better in quality, skill, or health

come a long way ()

to improve a lot, or to make a lot of progress

come off ()

to achieve a particular result in an activity, especially a competition or fight

come on ()

to develop or make progress

develop (verb)

to gradually become clear or complete as details are added

do (verb)

used for talking about how someone is progressing or how successful they are

fast-track (verb)

to make something happen, develop, or progress more quickly than usual

fulfil (verb)

to achieve something that you wanted to do, or to get something that you hoped for

get (verb)

to progress to a particular point when you are doing something

get ahead ()

to make progress in your work and become successful

get/click into gear ()

to start working effectively or making progress

get/have something under your belt ()

to achieve something that is important and useful

get on (British)

British used for asking or talking about how well someone has done a particular activity

go a way towards something ()

to make progress in achieving something

go through ()

to follow an official system for dealing with a type of problem or request

graduate (verb)

to make progress, or to reach a higher position

have come a long way ()

to have achieved a lot of things and made progress

keep pace (with) ()

to develop or progress at the same rate as something else

keep up ()

to continue to learn about something or find out about something, so that you know the latest things that are happening

leap (verb)

to suddenly improve, increase, or progress

leave behind ()

to improve or progress much faster than someone or something else

live out ()

to do something that you have thought or dreamed of doing

make headway ()

to make progress with something that you are trying to achieve

make up for lost time ()

to do something more quickly or more often because something prevented you from making progress before

make your way ()

to start to make progress in a career or activity

march (verb)

mainly literary to continue to happen, develop, or make progress and be impossible to stop

move (verb)

to progress or develop in a particular way

move along ()

to progress or develop, or to make something progress or develop

operate (verb)

if someone operates in a particular way, that is how they achieve what they want to do

pick up/build up/gather steam ()

to become more active, important, or full of energy

play catch-up ()

to try to make as much progress as someone or something that you are competing with

proceed (verb)

to make progress by moving to the next stage in a series of actions or events

pull ahead ()

to start to make progress faster than someone

pull yourself up by your bootstraps ()

to become richer or more successful through your own hard work, without anyone else’s help

reach (verb)

to get to a particular point in time or a particular stage in a process

reach (verb)

to achieve something after discussing it or thinking about it for a long time