Pro·gress v. i. [imp. & p. p. Progressed p. pr. & vb. n. Progressing.]
  1. To make progress; to move forward in space; to continue onward in course; to proceed; to advance; to go on; as, railroads are progressing. “As his recovery progressed.”
  Let me wipe off this honorable dew,
  That silverly doth progress on thy checks.   --Shak.
     They progress in that style in proportion as their pieces are treated with contempt.   --Washington.
     The war had progressed for some time.   --Marshall.
  2. To make improvement; to advance.
     If man progresses, art must progress too.   --Caird.