How to Use "Progress" with Example Sentences

progress (n): the development or improvement of something

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Used with verbs:

"I have been following his progress."
(following, tracking, monitoring, charting, observing, watching)

"Have you made any progress yet?"
(made)

"He is hindering our progress."
(be + hindering, be + blocking, be + stopping, be + slowing, be + slowing down)

"He is showing a lot of progress so far."
(be+ showing, be+ experiencing, be+ displaying, be + demonstrating)

"Let's check her progress."
(check, mark, measure, review)

Used with nouns:

"He receives a monthly progress report."
(report)

Used with adjectives:

"She has made considerable progress on the project."
(considerable, good, excellent, great, real, further, forward, fast)

"There has been good medical progress in recent years."
(medical, scientific, technological)

"There has been little progress on the book."
(little, slow, limited)

"We need to monitor the economic progress of this country."
(economic, social, academic, educational)

Used with prepositions:

"The plan is in progress."
(in)

"They haven't made progress with the plans."
(with)

"Have you had much progress on the house?"
(on)

progress (v): to move forward; to get better

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Used with nouns:

"As the evening progressed, we became closer."
(evening, day, morning, night, afternoon)

"The disease is progressing quickly."
(disease, illness, cancer)

"As the story progressed, it became more and more interesting."
(story, movie, film, play)

"The relationship is progressing slowly."
(relationship, development)

Used with adverbs:

"The meeting progressed slowly."
(slowly, quickly, smoothly)

"The children are progressing well."
(well, nicely)

"His reading gradually progressed with help."
(gradually, further)

Used with verbs:

"Her schoolwork failed to progress."
(failed to)

Used with prepositions:

"How did we progress beyond this state?"
(beyond)

"She gradually progressed up the corporate ladder."
(up)

"We need to progress with the times."
(with)

"We are progressing towards a more technological world."
(towards, toward, to)