to improve, develop, or achieve things so that you are then at a
more advanced stage [≠ regress]: I asked the nurse how my son
was progressing. She started with a cleaning job, and progressed
to running the company. We must progress towards full
integration of Catholic and Protestant pupils in Ireland. Last
year the team didn't progress beyond the opening round. 2
[intransitive and transitive] if an activity such as work or a
project progresses, or you progress it, it continues: Work on
the ship progressed quickly. We're hoping to progress the Lane
project more quickly next week. if time or an event progresses,
time passes: As the meeting progressed, Nina grew more and more
bored. Time is progressing, so I'll be brief. to move forward
slowly: Our taxi seemed to be progressing very slowly.