Antonyms for headway

Grammar : Noun

Spell : hed-wey

Phonetic Transcription : ˈhɛdˌweɪ

Definition of headway

Origin : c.1300, "main road, highway," from Old English heafodweg (see head (adj.) + way). Sense of "motion forward" first attested 1748, short for ahead-way; ultimately nautical (cf. leeway).

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Example sentences :

For a time he had seemed to make no headway against his hill-born appetite.
Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson

Would we—make any—headway, sir, with the schooner's—light machinery?
Extract from : « The Cruise of the Dry Dock » by T. S. Stribling

Over on Iverak the Serbians had succeeded in making some headway.
Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume II (of VIII) » by Various

With the people of the country of her adoption, whether Jews or Moors, she made no headway.
Extract from : « The Scapegoat » by Hall Caine

The headway of the skiff was slow, but my efforts were not silent.
Extract from : « Continental Monthly, Vol. III, No IV, April 1863 » by Various

I'm afraid I can't; this old boat makes about as much leeway as headway.
Extract from : « Little By Little » by William Taylor Adams

Beside, the Protestants were making some headway in the town.
Extract from : « A Little Girl in Old Detroit » by Amanda Minnie Douglas

The sergeant, finding he was making no headway, ordered his men to search on all sides.
Extract from : « An Eagle Flight » by Jos Rizal

Nevertheless they struggled on into the smother, making what headway they could.
Extract from : « The Boy Scouts Book of Campfire Stories » by Various

At the same time, the seaplane just then did not seem to be making any headway.
Extract from : « Some Naval Yarns » by Mordaunt Hall

Synonyms for headway

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