development act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining; "he congratulated them on their development of a plan to meet the emergency"; "they funded research and development"
forwarding,
furtherance,
promotion the act of sending on to another destination; "the forwarding of mail to a new address is done automatically"; "the forwarding of resumes to the personnel department"
stride significant progress (especially in the phrase "make strides"); "they made big strides in productivity"
advancement -
the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)
retreat the act of withdrawing or going backward (especially to escape something hazardous or unpleasant)
move,
motion,
movement the act of deciding to do something; "he didn't make a move to help"; "his first move was to hire a lawyer"
push the act of applying force in order to move something away; "he gave the door a hard push"; "the pushing is good exercise"
career,
life history the general progression of your working or professional life; "the general had had a distinguished career"; "he had a long career in the law"
march a steady advance; "the march of science"; "the march of time"
advancement -
The act of advancing, or the state of being advanced; progression; improvement; furtherance; promotion to a higher place or dignity; as, the advancement of learning.
advancement -
An advance of money or value; payment in advance.
advancement -
Property given, usually by a parent to a child, in advance of a future distribution.
