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    [Noun]  | "head*way" | \ ˈhed-ˌwā \


    1: motion or rate of motion in a forward direction

    2: advance, progress

    3: headroom (as under an arch) sufficient to allow passage


    Origin: 1730 ;

    [Idiom]  | "make headway" 


    1: to move forward or make progress

    [Noun]  | "headway" 


    1: forward movement in time or place;


      * e.g., " ... the ant was making little headway carrying a crumb that was about five times his size "





     [ "headway" ]

    1:  Progress.

      * e.g.,  ...  Headway in a career. 


     [ "headway" ]

    2:  Signs of said progress, often used in relationships to mark reasons why they should still stay together.

      * e.g.,  ...  John Doe: "You have to give me some headway here, I'm trying..." 


     [ "headway" ]

    3:  The time interval or distance between two vehicles, as automobiles, ships, or railroad or subway cars, traveling in the same direction over the same route.

      * e.g.,  ...  Suzie Q: "He's not giving me any headway, I'm gonna pull alongside him and honk my horn and give him a piece of my mind!" 

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