Synonyms:
progression, patterned_advance
Meaning: a series with a definite pattern of advance
Synonyms:
progress, progression, advance
Meaning: a movement forward; "he listened for the progress of the troops"
Synonyms:
progress, progression, procession, advance, advancement, forward_motion, onward_motion
Meaning: the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)
Usage examples
Religious wars, and wars of conquest, when they have stopped short of the extermination of races, have been only accidental disturbances, soon repaired by the mathematical progression of the life of nations.
A very simple type of the wave-power motor as applied to marine propulsion is based upon an idea taken from the mode of progression adopted by certain crustaceans, namely the possession of the means for drawing in and rapidly ejecting the water.