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