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

After making headway with his “Jalense La Greña” EP, Vega truly made his own mark on música Mexicana with his debut album “Mi Vida Mi Muerte.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 4, 2025

For a while, the state seemed to be making headway.

From Seattle Times • May 6, 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