What is the meaning of progress?

noun

• Gradual improvement or growth or development.
  • usage: "advancement of knowledge"; "great progress in the arts"
  • synonyms: advancement
• The act of moving forward (as toward a goal.
  • synonyms: progression, procession, advance, advancement, forward motion, onward motion
• A movement forward.
  • usage: "he listened for the progress of the troops"
  • synonyms: progression, advance

verb

• Develop in a positive way.
  • usage: "He progressed well in school"; "My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up"
  • synonyms: come on, come along, advance, get on, get along, shape up
• Move forward, also in the metaphorical sense.
  • usage: "Time marches on"
  • synonyms: advance, pass on, move on, march on, go on
• Form or accumulate steadily.
  • usage: "Resistance to the manager's plan built up quickly"; "Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border"
  • synonyms: build up, work up, build