inroad

1. (also, figuratively)An advance into enemy territory, an attempted invasion; an encroachment, an incursion.

   Einfall

   нае́здnajézd, наше́ствиеnašéstvije

2. (figuratively, usually plural)Often followed by in, into, or on: initial progress made toward accomplishing a goal or solving a problem.

   Three weeks into it, I am finally beginning to make inroads on this project.

   прогре́ссprogréss

1. The army made inroads into the neighboring country.

   deDie Armee fiel in das benachbarte Land ein. — Espi

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2. I think we have made an inroad today.

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3. We've made great inroads into solving the problem, but our resources dwindle and the end is not in sight.

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4. If the government is serious about making inroads into the backlog of asylum applications, they should allocate additional funding.

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5. She could never find the motivation to make significant inroads into the work piling up in her in-tray.

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