make headway

Idioms and Phrases

Advance, make progress, as in We haven't made any headway with this project . This expression, first recorded in 1887, uses headway in the nautical sense of “a vessel's forward movement.”

Example Sentences

The agents in charge were under immense pressure to make headway in the case.

From The Daily Beast

Dozens of ground offensives failed to make headway, as German snipers cut down Allied assaults.

From The Daily Beast

And particularly when passiveness can enable challengers to the leadership of political Islam to make headway.

From The Daily Beast

Only then will he be able to make headway in implementing the necessary long-term solutions.

From The Daily Beast

Bascomb could scramble and make headway up the scarred bank, but there was no chance for the motor-cycle to follow.

From Project Gutenberg

The fact that Henry had been the first to make headway with the dog fancier, had not escaped him.

From Project Gutenberg

With this success our efforts to make headway on the peninsula practically came to an end.

From Project Gutenberg

We were absolutely unable to make headway in the inky blackness which now reigned, so we got under some thick trees and sat down.

From Project Gutenberg

She had given up trying to make headway in the fog, and was coming to anchor just above us.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• advance
• carry on
• carry over
• endure
• extend
• go on
• last
• linger
• maintain
• persist
• progress
• promote
• pursue
• reach
• remain
• stay
• survive
• sustain