headway

n.

1. Forward movement or the rate of forward movement, especially of a ship.
2. Progress toward a goal.
3. The clear vertical space beneath a ceiling or archway; clearance.
4. The distance in time or space that separates two vehicles traveling the same route.

noun

Forward movement: advance, advancement, furtherance, march¹, progress, progression. See better/worse, forward/backward.

n

Definition: progress
Antonyms: block, hindrance, regression, retrogression, stoppage

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n. 1. forward movement or progress: they appear to be making headway in bringing the rebels under control | the ship was making very little headway against heavy seas.

2. the average interval of time between vehicles moving in the same direction on the same route.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

Dansk (Danish)
n. - fremskridt, bevægelse fremad

idioms:

• make headway    gøre fremskridt, skyde fart, komme videre

Nederlands (Dutch)
voortgang, vrije hoogte, tussentijd/-ruimte, voorsprong

Français (French)
n. - progrès

idioms:

• make headway    progresser, (fig) faire des progrès

Deutsch (German)
n. - Fortschritt

idioms:

• make headway    vorankommen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - καλυφθείσα απόσταση, πρόοδος, προχώρημα

idioms:

• make headway    πραγματοποιώ/σημειώνω πρόοδο

Italiano (Italian)
progresso

idioms:

• make headway    avanzare, fare progressi

Português (Portuguese)
n. - movimento (m) para frente, vantagem (f) (distância ou tempo), pé-direito (m) (Arquit.)

idioms:

• make headway    progredir

Русский (Russian)
продвижение вперед, прогресс, промежуток времени или расстояние между двумя видами транспорта

idioms:

• make headway    продвигаться

Español (Spanish)
n. - progreso, avance, altura libre, salida

idioms:

• make headway    hacer progresos, avanzar

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - fart, framsteg, fri höjd (trafik), turtäthet

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
前进, 进展, 航行速度

idioms:

• make headway    取得进步, 前进, 取得发展

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 前進, 進展, 航行速度

idioms:

• make headway    取得進步, 前進, 取得發展

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 전진, 배의 속도, 간격, 공간높이

idioms:

• make headway    전진하다, 진척하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 船足, 前進

idioms:

• make headway    前進する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) حركه إلى الأمام, تقدم, فسحه خاليه تحت قنطرة, الفترة الفاصله بين قطارين منطلقين في اتجاه واحد وعلى نفس الطريق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮המרווח בין תקרת רכב לגשר שמעליו, התקדמות‬

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