noun

1. a moving forward or onward
2. forward course; development
3. advance toward perfection or to a higher or better state; improvement
4. Now Rare an official journey, as of a sovereign

Etymology: ME progresse < L progressus, pp. of progredi < pro-, before + gradi, to step, go: see pro- & grade

intransitive verb progress pro·gress′

1. to move forward or onward
2. to move forward toward completion, a goal, etc.
3. to advance toward perfection or to a higher or better state; improve