ADJ

considerable, dramatic, encouraging, excellent, genuine, good, great, impressive, real, remarkable, significant, substantial
fast, rapid, swift
inexorable
slow, stately
We watched the ship's stately progress out of the harbour
satisfactory, steady
further
academic, educational

VERB + PROGRESS

achieve, make
assess, chart, check (on), evaluate, monitor, observe, review, trace, track, watch
Regular tests enable the teacher to monitor the progress of each child
block, hamper, hinder, impede, obstruct, slow (down)
halt, stop
accelerate, facilitate

PROGRESS + NOUN

report

PREP

in ~
There was a cricket match in progress
~ from … to …
The book traced his steady progress from petty theft to serious crime
~ in
He's making good progress in maths
~ on
How much progress have the builders made on the extension?
~ towards
Who can halt Woods' inexorable progress towards yet another championship?
~ with
She's making steady progress with her thesis

PHRASES

a lack of progress
I was frustrated by my apparent lack of progress when I started the violin
a rate of progress
At the present rate of progress we won't be finished before July
work in progress
I have one file for completed work and one for work in progress

ADJ

economic, evolutionary, industrial, medical, scientific, social, technical, technological
human

VERB + PROGRESS

hold back

PHRASES

the march of progress
the onward march of technological progress