Nouns

(n)advancement, progressgradual improvement or growth or development“advancement of knowledge”, “great progress in the arts”
(n)progress, progression, procession, advance, advancement, forward motion, onward motionthe act of moving forward (as toward a goal)
(n)progress, progression, advancea movement forward“he listened for the progress of the troops”

Verbs

(v)progress, come on, come along, advance, get on, get along, shape updevelop in a positive way“He progressed well in school”, “My plants are coming along”, “Plans are shaping up”
(v)advance, progress, pass on, move on, march on, go onmove forward, also in the metaphorical sense“Time marches on”
(v)build up, work up, build, progressform or accumulate steadily“Resistance to the manager's plan built up quickly”, “Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border”