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noun
- 1. forward movement of a ship or boat, especially when this is slow or difficult: "the ship was making very little headway against heavy seas"
- 2. the average interval between trains or buses on a regular service: "a six-minute headway"
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to make progress or get closer to achieving something: I'm trying to learn to drive, but I'm not making much headway ( with it). Little headway has been made so far in the negotiations. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Making progress and advancing. adaptive evolution. advance the cause. advanced. advancement. age. boom. evolved.
to make progress or get closer to achieving something: I'm trying to learn to drive, but I'm not making much headway ( with it). Little headway has been made so far in the negotiations. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Making progress and advancing. adaptive evolution. advance the cause. advanced. advancement. age. boom. evolved.
1. a. : motion or rate of motion in a forward direction. b. : advance, progress. 2. : headroom (as under an arch) sufficient to allow passage. 3. : the time interval between two vehicles traveling in the same direction on the same route. Synonyms. advancement. furtherance. going. march. onrush. passage. procession. progression.
noun. forward movement; progress in a forward direction: The ship's headway was slowed by the storm. progress in general: headway in a career. rate of progress: a slight headway against concerted opposition.
HEADWAY definition: to make progress in what you are doing: . Learn more.
4 meanings: 1. motion in a forward direction 2. progress or rate of progress 3. → another name for headroom 4. the distance or.... Click for more definitions.
Definition of headway noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Headway is what you achieve when you move forward or make progress. When you're rowing a boat on a very windy day, it can be hard to make any headway.
n. 1. (Nautical Terms) motion in a forward direction: the vessel made no headway. 2. progress or rate of progress: he made no headway with the problem. 3. another name for headroom. 4. (Railways) the distance or time between consecutive trains, buses, etc, on the same route.
progress in general. headway in a career. 3. rate of progress. a slight headway against concerted opposition. 4. the time interval or distance between two vehicles, as automobiles, ships, or railroad or subway cars, traveling in the same direction over the same route. 5. See make headway.
