1 movement forwards or towards achieving sth 行进；前进；进展: Anna's making progress at school.安娜的学业在进步。to make slow/steady/rapid/good progress取得缓慢╱持续╱迅速╱很大进步
2 change or improvement in society （社会的）改进，改变，进步: scientific progress科学的进步
in progress happening now 进行中: Silence! Examination in progress.请安静！考试正在进行。
progress²
/prəˈgres ||; prəˈgrɛs/verb[I]
1 to become better; to develop (well) 改善；进步；发展（良好）: Medical knowledge has progressed rapidly in the last twenty years.在过去二十年里，医学知识发展迅速。
2 to move forward; to continue 前进；继续: I got more and more tired as the evening progressed.夜渐深，我越来越累。