headway
A movement ahead or forwardA movement ahead or forward.
» We've already made some headway.
Meaning
6 senses(countable, uncountable)A movement ahead or forward.
forward movement
(countable, uncountable)Forward motion, or its rate.
Vorwärtsfahrt
продвиже́ниеprodvižénije, движе́ние вперёдdvižénije vperjód
(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
(figuratively, uncountable)Progress toward a goal.
Fortschritt
продвиже́ниеprodvižénije, прогре́ссprogréss
(countable)The clearance beneath an object, such as an arch, ceiling or bridge; headroom.
lichte Höhe
просве́тprosvét, высота́vysotá
(countable, uncountable)A crossheading.
Examples
7 sentencesWe've already made some headway.
We haven't made much headway.
It took a while to make headway in modern medicine.
We've made little headway.
We're making no headway whatsoever.
deWir treten auf der Stelle und kommen überhaupt nicht voran.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 4
By meaning 4
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: headwaysSynonyms
3 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable