1.
progress; advancement; headway
The progress or advancement of work, projects, or tasks. Commonly used in business and project management contexts.
プロジェクトの進捗状況を報告してください。
Please report on the project's progress.
作業は順調に進捗している。
The work is progressing smoothly.
進捗が遅れている。
Progress is delayed.
WORD FORMATION:
進む (to advance) + 捗 (to make progress)
Note: 捗 is rarely used alone and mainly appears in this word.
USAGE AS VERB:
進捗する - to progress, to make headway
- 工事が進捗する (construction progresses)
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 進捗状況 (progress status)
- 進捗報告 (progress report)
- 進捗管理 (progress management)
- 進捗が遅れる (progress is delayed)
- 進捗を確認する (to check progress)
REGISTER:
Formal/business. Very common in workplace communication.
ALTERNATIVE READING:
Sometimes informally read as しんぽ in casual speech, but しんちょく is the standard reading.
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 進行 - progression (more general)
- 前進 - forward movement
- 進展 - development, progress