To make progress is to improve or move closer to a goal. You can make progress without finishing the whole task.
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make + progress; make progress on + project; make progress towards + goal
- We made steady progress on the report after splitting it into smaller sections.
- The city is making progress towards cleaner transport.
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First versionI did a progress with my English this week.
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Choose “make”, not “do”, with the noun “progress”. It is uncountable here, so remove “a”. To describe how much, add “some”, “steady” or “significant”.
Progress is movement towards a result, not the result itself. “We made progress on the report” does not say that the report is finished.
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This week, our team ___ steady progress on the presentation.
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made — “Made progress” is the past-tense combination. “Did” does not fit this expression.
Write one sentence about something that improved this week. Add a specific detail showing what changed.
I made progress with my English this week: I explained a problem to a colleague without switching languages.
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