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Progressing

Progress \Pro*gress"\ (?; formerly pronounced like Progress, n.), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Progressed; p. pr. & vb. n. Progressing.]

  1. To make progress; to move forward in space; to continue onward in course; to proceed; to advance; to go on; as, railroads are progressing. ``As his recovery progressed.''
    --Thackeray.

    Let me wipe off this honorable dew, That silverly doth progress on thy checks.
    --Shak.

    They progress in that style in proportion as their pieces are treated with contempt.
    --Washington.

    The war had progressed for some time.
    --Marshall.

  2. To make improvement; to advance.
    --Bayard.

    If man progresses, art must progress too.
    --Caird.

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progressing

vb. (present participle of progress English)

Usage examples of "progressing".

I felt there was something false about the assurances they gave out that the search was progressing well.

She had no way of knowing how the trial was progressing or how the court had reacted to the testimony presented.

He would wind up this conference with Paxel and send him back-unharmed-to Kamiton, he hoped not much the wiser of how things were progressing on Botany: save that there were Catteni-style cargo ships, KDLs, lying idle outside the landing field.

Some of each big species were progressing well, but the initial turkey eggs had not survived.

Almost hesitantly, she reached out to touch it, a fingertip following the line of the neck progressing around the ornamentation down the forepillar before she let her fingers run up the strings.

As she circled lazily for a landing, Piemur noted that the work was progressing systematically: Minercraftmaster Esselin was in charge of the excavations, using the larger building F’lar had discovered as storage for the artifacts so far uncovered, and Lessa’s building as an onsite office.

What I am telling you is that they’re progressing slightly beyond simplistic bitek servitors.

And despite Rocio’s assurances that his plans were progressing smoothly, they couldn’t shake off their sense of impending disaster.

His own domestic agenda was progressing nicely through both a Senate and a House decidedly in the majority on his side of the issues.

We are now progressing at the average rate of about ten miles and a half per hour.

He had seen men and women, younger than himself, continue to climb the career ladder, progressing to captaincies of their own.

They seem to be progressing very well, and no, there should be no scarring when we’re done.

The scheme spoke volumes about Dokaalan ingenuity and skill, demonstrating that at least in this regard, they were actually more advanced than many societies with comparable levels of technology, progressing to the use of such efficient and environmentally friendly energy resources faster than a good number of their contemporaries.

Is it likely that, with the war progressing favourably and with every prospect of success, the people wish to change their President ?

At first he thought one or more nymphs might be approaching rapidly, but as he continued to listen he became convinced that the sounds indicated instead many gods progressing at a steady pace.