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Meanings of make headway in English

Catalan
avançar-se
Spanish
avanzarse

Obtain advantages, such as points, etc.

avançar-se
Usage of make headway in English
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Meanwhile, Google's Android smartphone operating system software has continued to make headway.
Reuters
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Slowly the little craft, before the freshening wind began to make headway.
The Boy Allies under Two Flags
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Not even a Battleship could make headway against a field that strong.
For Honor We Stand
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It was satisfactory to find that we did make headway, though slowly.
The Three Lieutenants
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Only a foolhardy or greenhorn explorer could make headway in Atlantic navigation.
1492 the year our world began
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But the praetorian guard, faithful to me, was unable to make headway.
"Unto Caesar"
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After all, they were starting to make headway back in the US.
The Guardian
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They found, however, that it was no easy matter to make headway.
Through Three Campaigns: A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti
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Tom felt his strength returning, hot Archy could with difficulty make headway.
The Three Lieutenants
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And besides, we can't make headway when we can't follow the compass.
The Air Ship Boys : Or, the Quest of the Aztec Treasure
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In fact, the paddlers were compelled to track in order to make headway.
To The Gold Coast for Gold: A Personal Narrative. Vol. II
12
Having been duly charged, Dodge doubled his efforts to make headway with Crystal.
Tough customer: a novel
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Gadabout rolled awkwardly among the white-caps but continued to make headway.
Virginia: the Old Dominion / As seen from its colonial waterway,...
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The wind was so violent that they could hardly make headway against it.
Odd John
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The Fifth Division approached Missy, but were unable to make headway.
The New York Times Current History of the European War, Vol 1, I...
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But I have realized that I will not make headway thus.
The Scar
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