headway
1
[ hed-wey ]
/ ˈhɛdˌweɪ /
noun
forward movement; progress in a forward direction: The ship's headway was slowed by the storm.
progress in general: headway in a career.
rate of progress: 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.
Idioms for headway
make headway,
to proceed forward; advance; progress.
Words nearby headway
headwaiter,
headwall,
headward,
headwards,
headwaters,
headway,
headwear,
headwind,
headword,
headwork,
heady
British Dictionary definitions for make headway
headway
/ (ˈhɛdˌweɪ) /
noun
motion in a forward direction
the vessel made no headway
progress or rate of progress
he made no headway with the problem
another name for headroom
the distance or time between consecutive trains, buses, etc, on the same route
Idioms and Phrases with make headway (1 of 2)
make headway
Advance, make progress, as in We haven't made any headway with this project. This expression, first recorded in 1887, uses headway in the nautical sense of “a vessel's forward movement.”
Idioms and Phrases with make headway (2 of 2)
headway
see make headway.