headway
IPA: hˈɛdweɪ
noun
- Movement ahead or forward.
- (nautical) Forward motion, or its rate.
- (countable, transport) The interval of time or distance between the fronts of two vehicles (e.g. buses) moving in succession in the same direction, especially along the same pre-determined route.
- (uncountable, figuratively) Progress toward a goal.
- (countable) The clearance beneath an object, such as an arch, ceiling or bridge; headroom.
- (coal-mining) A cross-heading.
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Examples of "headway" in Sentences
- ROBERTS: They are making headway, which is a good thing.
- If you want to make long-term headway in American politics, defence is a long-term hold.
- These days I feel like we are finally making "headway" - getting our lives back on track.
- Actually, while it seems counterintuitive, frequent headway is critical to changing behavior on a more permanent basis.
- Monster Yuppy and Barnes amongst others touch on one of the real deal breakers with making any kind of headway on health and fitness.
- You feel happy as long as headway is being made, but as soon as you are obstructed or your individuality and freedom of action are restricted, you experience an intense nervous reaction.
- One debate per week amounts to 2 things for McCain: (1) free air time, as his campaign can't compete with Obama's finacially, and (2) to tie up Obama's campaign schedule, making it harder for him to gain headway in key battleground states.
- Howard Dean, Nancy Pelosi, and Harry Reid can talk about nebulous ideas of common sense economics and a strong global image, but the only way to even get to the table and make headway is for the Democrats to win back control of the House and Senate and then start putting their plans into action.
- More photos and interactive graphics Mr. Serra's loss of headway is the result of a renewed emphasis in the election on Brazil's economic boom and the consequent popularity of departing two-term President Luiz In á cio Lula da Silva, who picked Ms. Rousseff to succeed him as the leftist Workers Party candidate.
- So, in fact, any American gays serving in the U.S. military, knowing what would happen to them if our side lost, would be more loyal, more patriotic and more mission-focused, because while some headway is being made against homophobia in the United States, none is occurring in many of these backward Islamic religious fundamentalist ultra-orthodox societies, where gays are treated even more horribly than women even tend to be.
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