progress
/ˈprɑːgrəs/ /Brit ˈprəʊˌgrɛs/
noun
[noncount] movement forward or toward a place
the process of improving or developing something over a period of time
in progress
happening or being done
verb
-gresses; -gressed; -gressing
[no obj]
to move forward in time
to improve or develop over a period of time
always followed by an adverb or preposition formal :to move forward or toward a place