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Progress update

/ˈprɒɡ.rəs ˈʌp.deɪt/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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2 senses
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  1. 1

    A brief report or communication detailing the current status and recent developments of an ongoing task, project, or process.

    "The project manager sent a weekly progress update to all stakeholders."
  2. 2

    Information regarding how much of a goal or objective has been successfully achieved thus far.

    "We need a quick progress update on the software migration before the meeting."

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The term combines 'progress', derived from the Latin 'progressus' (an advance, going forward) from 'progredi', and 'update', a 20th-century coinage formed from 'up' and 'date'. Together, they evolved in corporate and project management contexts to denote a current status report on ongoing activities.

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