headway : Idioms & Phrases
make headway
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verb obtain advantages, such as points, etc.
advance; gain ground; get ahead; win; gain; pull ahead.
- The home team was gaining ground
- After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number-one playoff berth in the Western Conference
WordNet
To fetch headway ∨ sternway
(Naut.) , to move ahead or astern.
Webster 1913
Winning headway
(Mining) , an excavation for exploration, in post-and-stall working.
