making headway

Example Sentences

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He would stagger payments, making headway on one card by paying just over the minimum one month, then doing the same on a different card the next.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Anthropic appears to be making headway among U.S. users against OpenAI.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2025

He added: "When I became prime minister, I made cutting the NHS waiting lists one of my top five priorities. Today's statistics clearly show we are making headway towards that goal."

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2024

The white sails by this time had already entered the river, easily making headway against the current.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman