headway

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Noun headway has 2 senses

headroom, headway, clearance - vertical space available to allow easy passage under something
--₁ is a kind of room, way, elbow room
headway, head - forward movement; "the ship made little headway against the gale"
--₂ is a kind of progress, progression, advance

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Headway

Noun

Progress or advancement made towards a goal.

Example sentence: She has been making great headway in her studies and is on track to graduate with honors.

Space or distance traveled in a forward direction.

Example sentence: The car had made little headway in the heavy traffic and was still far away from reaching its destination.

Verb

To make progress or advance towards a goal.

Example sentence: Despite facing numerous challenges, they managed to headway their project by successfully obtaining funding.