Meaning

6 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)A movement ahead or forward.

    forward movement

  2. (countable, uncountable)Forward motion, or its rate.

    Vorwärtsfahrt

    продвиже́ниеprodvižénije, движе́ние вперёдdvižénije vperjód

  3. (countable)The interval of time or distance between the fronts of two vehicles (e.g. buses) moving in succession in the same direction, especially along the same predetermined route.

    Takt, Fahrzeugabstand

    промежу́токpromežútok, интерва́лintɛrvál, расстоя́ниеrasstojánije

  4. (figuratively, uncountable)Progress toward a goal.

    Fortschritt

    продвиже́ниеprodvižénije, прогре́ссprogréss

  5. (countable)The clearance beneath an object, such as an arch, ceiling or bridge; headroom.

    lichte Höhe

    просве́тprosvét, высота́vysotá

  6. (countable, uncountable)A crossheading.

Examples

7 sentences
  1. We've already made some headway.

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  2. We haven't made much headway.

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  3. It took a while to make headway in modern medicine.

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  4. We've made little headway.

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  5. We're making no headway whatsoever.

    deWir treten auf der Stelle und kommen überhaupt nicht voran.

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Translations

4 languages
Русский
By meaning 4
forward motion, or its rate:
time or distance interval between the fronts of two vehicles:
progress toward a goal:
clearance beneath an object:
Deutsch
By meaning 4
forward motion, or its rate:
time or distance interval between the fronts of two vehicles:
progress toward a goal:
clearance beneath an object:

Origin

Partly from Middle English hauedwei, from Old English hēafodweġ (“head-road, main-road”);

Partly from Middle English hauedwei, from Old English hēafodweġ (“head-road, main-road”); partly as a shortening of ahead-way, the source of the nautical sense. By surface analysis, head + way.

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Forms

plural: headways
Singularheadway
Pluralheadways

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

2 related words
Relatedseaway

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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