How to pronounce headway
American English pronunciation
HED-way
- IPA
- /ˈhɛdˌweɪ/
- Syllables
- HED · way (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What headway means
Progress toward a goal
In a sentence: We made some headway on the puzzle, but half of it is still in the box.
Where it comes from: It comes partly from an old word for a main road, and partly from "ahead-way," a sailing word.
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