She made a rapid progression from young skater

WilliamTaft

Junior Member
Joined
Jul 13, 2023
Member Type
Student or Learner
Native Language
Chinese
Home Country
China
Current Location
China
An example sentence using progression in Longman Advanced American Dictionary(retired): She made a rapid progression from young skater to world favorite. Just an example sentence, with no further context.

What's the difference if I say rapid progress in this sentence?
 

teechar

Moderator
Staff member
Joined
Feb 18, 2015
Member Type
English Teacher
Native Language
English
Home Country
Iraq
Current Location
Iraq
Although the meanings of "progress" and "progression" do overlap, the former has a stronger sense of development/improvement, whereas the latter can just mean moving on to the next stage(s) of some process.
 

emsr2d2

Moderator
Staff member
Joined
Jul 28, 2009
Member Type
English Teacher
Native Language
British English
Home Country
UK
Current Location
UK
An example sentence using progression in Longman Advanced American Dictionary (retired): She made a rapid progression from young skater to world favorite.
This is just an example sentence, with no further context.

What's the difference if I say rapid progress in this sentence?
Note my changes above. I'm not sure I'd describe a website as "retired" but I get the gist.
 
Top