noun
- forward movement or progress
- clear space above one’s head, especially the height of a passage or room
- the time interval between vehicles traveling in the same direction on the same route
Usage: transportation
Examples
- The research team is making significant headway on finding a cure.
- Despite the obstacles, we’re finally making some headway with the project.
- The tunnel has limited headway, so tall trucks cannot pass through.
- Watch your head – there’s not much headway in this basement.
- The bus schedule shows a five-minute headway during rush hour.
- Traffic engineers reduced the headway between trains to increase capacity.
- After months of negotiations, they made little headway on the agreement.