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headway

1

[ hed-wey ]

noun

  1. forward movement; progress in a forward direction:

    The ship's headway was slowed by the storm.

  2. progress in general:

    headway in a career.

  3. rate of progress:

    a slight headway against concerted opposition.

  4. the time interval or distance between two vehicles, as automobiles, ships, or railroad or subway cars, traveling in the same direction over the same route.


headway

2

[ hed-wey ]

headway

/ 藞丑蓻诲藢飞别瑟 /

noun

  1. motion in a forward direction

    the vessel made no headway

  2. progress or rate of progress

    he made no headway with the problem

  3. another name for headroom
  4. the distance or time between consecutive trains, buses, etc, on the same route
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of headway1

First recorded in 1700鈥10; (a)head + way 1

Origin of headway2

First recorded in 1700鈥10; head + way 1
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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms
  1. make headway, to proceed forward; advance; progress.

More idioms and phrases containing headway

see make headway .
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The parties made headway on noneconomic proposals, including attendance policies, dress code, 鈥渏ust cause鈥 protections and health and safety measures, the union said.

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Despite the evidence contrary to Rowling鈥檚 narrative, she鈥檚 made a frightening amount of headway in the last five years.

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While he was unable to make any further headway on the first nine, the four-time major champion reignited his challenge after the turn.

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He declined to say if the EU had made any headway discussing the issue after reaching out to the Trump administration.

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Efforts to reform life inside the walls of the Central California Women鈥檚 Facility in Chowchilla are making headway.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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