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"

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

change of location, travel - a movement through space that changes the location of something

headway, head - forward movement; "the ship made little headway against the gale"

climb - improve one's social status; "This young man knows how to climb the social ladder"

leapfrog - progress by large jumps instead of small increments

develop - grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment; "A flower developed on the branch"; "The country developed into a mighty superpower"; "The embryo develops into a fetus"; "This situation has developed over a long time"

go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"

forge - move ahead steadily; "He forged ahead"

penetrate - make one's way deeper into ar through; "The hikers did not manage to penetrate the dense forest"

creep up, sneak up - advance stealthily or unnoticed; "Age creeps up on you"

encroach, impinge, infringe - advance beyond the usual limit

plough on, press on, push on - continue moving forward

string along, string - move or come along

overhaul, overtake, pass - travel past; "The sports car passed all the trucks"

close in, draw in - advance or converge on; "The police were closing in on him"

edge, inch - advance slowly, as if by inches; "He edged towards the car"

rachet up, ratchet, ratchet down - move by degrees in one direction only; "a ratcheting lopping tool"

elapse, glide by, go by, slide by, slip by, slip away, go along, pass, lapse - pass by; "three years elapsed"

build - develop and grow; "Suspense was building right from the beginning of the opera"

develop - grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment; "A flower developed on the branch"; "The country developed into a mighty superpower"; "The embryo develops into a fetus"; "This situation has developed over a long time"

ramp up, work up, build up, build - bolster or strengthen; "We worked up courage"; "build up confidence"; "ramp up security in the airports"