phrasal verb · neutral
make progress
UK/meɪk ˈprəʊɡres/US/meɪk ˈproʊɡres/PROG·ress
speakingtask2
to improve or advance in development or work
Examples
“Students who practise regularly make progress faster.”
“Although slow at first, the project is now making steady progress.”
“In IELTS preparation, tracking small milestones helps you make progress.”
Band 8 sentence
“Over the course of six months, the students made significant progress in both fluency and coherence.”
Collocations
- make rapid/steady/good progress
- make progress in + activity/skill
Word family
progress noun/verbmake progress phrase
Common mistakes
make a progress→make progress
do progress→make progress
Say it for a higher band
5improve→6get better→7+make progress
Synonyms
improve
advance
Easily confused
improve
“Her English has improved since she moved abroad.”
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