encouragement - the expression of approval and support

movement, move, motion - the act of changing location from one place to another; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path"

push - an effort to advance; "the army made a push toward the sea"

career, life history - the general progression of your working or professional life; "the general had had a distinguished career"; "he had a long career in the law"

march - a steady advance; "the march of science"; "the march of time"

clear sailing, easy going, plain sailing - easy unobstructed progress; "after we solved that problem the rest was plain sailing"

leapfrog - advancing as if in the game of leapfrog

forwarding, furtherance, promotion - the advancement of some enterprise; "his experience in marketing resulted in the forwarding of his career"

stride - significant progress (especially in the phrase "make strides"); "they made big strides in productivity"

work flow, workflow - progress (or rate of progress) in work being done

development - act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining; "he congratulated them on their development of a plan to meet the emergency"; "they funded research and development"