Main entry: forward motion, procession, progress, progression, onward motion, advance, advancement
Definition: the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)
Antonyms: retreat
Definition: the act of withdrawing or going backward (especially to escape something hazardous or unpleasant)
Main entry: advance, get along, get on, progress, come along, come on, shape up
Definition: develop in a positive way
Usage: He progressed well in school; My plants are coming along; Plans are shaping up
Antonyms: regress, retrograde, retrogress
Definition: get worse or fall back to a previous condition
Main entry: go on, advance, march on, progress, move on, pass on
Definition: move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
Usage: Time marches on
Antonyms: retire, retreat, pull away, pull back, recede, withdraw, draw back, move back
Definition: pull back or move away or backward