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   headway

   /ˈhɛdweɪ/

   noun

   • 1. forward movement of a ship or boat, especially when this is slow or difficult: "the ship was making very little headway against heavy seas"
   • ▪ progress, especially when this is slow or difficult: "the firm is finally beginning to make headway"
   • 2. the average interval between trains or buses on a regular service: "a six-minute headway"

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   How do you make headway?

   • You can literally make headway, as when you move forward, fighting your way through an enormous crowd at a shopping mall or rock concert — and you can also make a more metaphorical kind of headway: "I have been trying to write this novel for three years, but I'm just not making any headway."

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   What does headway mean in English?

   • Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. What is the pronunciation of headway? HEADWAY definition: 1. to make progress or get closer to achieving something: 2. to make progress or get closer to….

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   What is a headway in a career?

   • headway in a career. a slight headway against concerted opposition. the time interval or distance between two vehicles, as automobiles, ships, or railroad or subway cars, traveling in the same direction over the same route. headroom ( def 2 ).

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   Are developing countries making headway?

   • Until the first question is answered, little headway is made on the others. The point of the article is that developing nations are making headway in improving their standard of living. They haven't made any headway whatsoever on that front. But my goal is not just to make headway and make a small difference.

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   Do shares make headway in STH?

   • make headway in sth Researchers are making some headway in the battle to find a cure for the disease. Few strategists expect shares to make any headway before the end of the year. It is determined by the inflow headways from both directions and by lock characteristics. I did not make extraordinary headway with the work done in the third section.

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   Which companies have made a strong headway?

   • Companies such as Waymo, Cruise, and Baidu have all made strong headway as industry pioneers. Combined, it shows just how serious the company is about making headway in this valuable area. The agents in charge were under immense pressure to make headway in the case.

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   Headway is a noun that means motion or rate of motion in a forward direction, advance, progress, or the time interval between two vehicles on the same route. See synonyms, examples, word history, and phrases containing headway.

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   Headway means to make progress or get closer to achieving something. It can also mean to increase in value or to make headway in doing something. See how to use headway in different contexts and sentences.

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   Headway means to make progress or get closer to achieving something. It can also mean to increase in value in finance. Learn how to use headway in different contexts with examples and business terms.

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   Headway means forward movement, progress or rate of progress, or the time or distance between vehicles on the same route. Learn how to use headway in a sentence and see related idioms and phrases.

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   motion in a forward direction. the vessel made no headway. 2. progress or rate of progress. he made no headway with the problem. 3. another name for headroom. 4. the distance or time between consecutive trains, buses, etc, on the same route. Collins English Dictionary.

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   Headway is what you achieve when you move forward or make progress. When you're rowing a boat on a very windy day, it can be hard to make any headway.

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   Headway means progress or success, especially when it is slow or difficult. Learn how to use the phrase "make headway" with or against something, and see synonyms and pronunciation.