make headway

see definition of make headway

as inprogress

as insail
as incover ground
as income on
as incontinue
as inadvance
as infare

Synonyms for make headway

verb move forward

Antonyms for make headway

came on

verb. advance, progress

come on

verb. advance, progress

coming on

verb. advance, progress

Word Origin & History

c.1300, "main road, highway," from Old English heafodweg (see head (adj.) + way). Sense of "motion forward" first attested 1748, short for ahead-way; ultimately nautical (cf. leeway).

Example Sentences for make headway

We could make headway only by keeping very close to the bank.

They found, however, that it was no easy matter to make headway.

But the praetorian guard, faithful to me, was unable to make headway.

He threw it over, and met the boat with the helm when she began to make headway.

It was satisfactory to find that we did make headway, though slowly.

Slugs like it, but do not make headway against it in many gardens.

It seems to me it will be wiser in me not to try to make headway at Shrewsbury.

It seemed as though she would not be able to make headway with her one wheel, but she did.

The wind had increased, and it was all we could do to make headway against it.

The ice was so glare that it was with difficulty the large animal could make headway at all.

make headway

Synonyms for make headway

Antonyms for make headway

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advancing

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come on

coming on

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advancing

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come on

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