Success Terminology

verb to make progress or advance towards a goal or objective

• The research team is determined to make headway in finding a cure for the disease.
• We're finally starting to make some headway on the project.
• Let's hustle and make some headway on this assignment.
• Despite facing many obstacles, she managed to make headway in her career.

noun a person or thing of the highest quality or rank

adjective of the highest quality or rank; excellent

• The topflight athletes will be competing in the championship event next week.
• I heard that only the topflight teams will be selected for the tournament.
• Those players are topflight, they always bring their A-game.
• Her topflight performance in the meeting impressed everyone in the room.

noun a success or triumph over an enemy in battle or war

adjective relating to or characterized by victory

• The team celebrated their hard-earned victory on the field.
• We totally crushed it and got the victory!
• We snagged the W with that victory!
• Sometimes, finding peace within yourself is the ultimate victory.

verb A verb is a word that expresses an action or a state of being.

adjective An adjective is a word that describes or modifies a noun.

adverb An adverb is a word that modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb.

preposition A preposition is a word that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence.

• The opportunity for collaboration with that prestigious company is considered to be golden.
• Getting a promotion at work would be golden!
• If we win the lottery, that would be totally golden!
• Her heart seemed to be golden, always full of kindness and compassion.

verb a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence

• The company achieves its goals through strategic planning and hard work.
• She always achieves top grades without even trying.
• Dude, he totally achieves when it comes to video games.
• The artist achieves a sense of tranquility in her paintings.