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10 Language-to-English DictionariesProgress update
/ˈprɒɡ.rəs ˈʌp.deɪt/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 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
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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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
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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le point d'avancement
Transliteration: luh pwahn dah-vahn-suh-mahn
Script: point d'avancement
"Envoyez-moi un point d'avancement sur le dossier."
Fortschrittsbericht
Transliteration: fɔʁtʃʁɪt͡s.bəˌʁɪçt
"Wir brauchen einen aktuellen Fortschrittsbericht."
aggiornamento sullo stato dei lavori
Transliteration: adjornamento sullo stato dei lavori
Script: aggiornamento
"Vorrei un aggiornamento sullo stato del progetto."
informe de progreso
Transliteration: in-forme de pro-gre-so
"El equipo presentó un informe de progreso detallado."
relatório de progresso
Transliteration: he-la-to-rio de pro-gre-so
"Precisamos de um relatório de progresso até sexta-feira."
प्रगति रिपोर्ट
Transliteration: pragati riport
"कृपया मुझे आज की प्रगति रिपोर्ट भेजें।"
进展汇报
Transliteration: jìnzhǎn huìbào
"请在周五前提交一份进展汇报。"
진행 상황 보고
Transliteration: jin-haeng sang-hwang bo-go
"팀원들에게 현재 진행 상황 보고를 요청했습니다."
進捗状況報告
Transliteration: shin-choku jōkyō hōkoku
"プロジェクトの進捗状況報告をお願いします。"
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