make headway

idiomatic

(idiomatic) To progress; to move forward.

Japanese Meaning

前進する / 進展する / 進む

After hours of negotiation, the committee began to make headway on the budget issues.

何時間にも及ぶ交渉の後、委員会は予算問題で進展し始めた。

Sense（1）

(idiomatic) To progress; to move forward.

I worked on them all day, but barely made headway at all.

makes headway

（ present singular third-person ）

making headway

（ participle present ）

made headway

（ participle past ）

made headway

（ past ）