Definition of Make headway

1. Verb. Obtain advantages, such as points, etc.. "After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number-one playoff berth in the Western Conference"

Exact synonyms: Advance, Gain, Gain Ground, Get Ahead, Pull Ahead, Win
Specialized synonyms: Steal, Hit, Rack Up, Score, Tally
Antonyms: Fall Back
Derivative terms: Gainer, Win

Definition of Make headway

1. Verb. (idiomatic) To progress; to move forward. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Make Headway

make for
make friends
make full
make fun
make fun of
make game of
make good
make good on
make ground
make grow
make happy
make haste
make hay
make hay while the sun shines
make head or tail of
make headway (current term)
make history
make into
make it do or do without
make it snappy
make it up as one goes along
make it up to
make known
make light of
make like
make like a banana and split
make like a tree and leave
make love, not war

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