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a rake's progress

old-fashioned A journey of self-indulgence, hedonism, and moral deterioration. The young man, free to explore Europe with a sizable sum of money in his pocket, was eager to embark on a rake's progress and see what pleasures he could find.
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in progress

Under way or in development; currently happening. When we arrived, the movie was already in progress, so we decided to wait for a later viewing. Negotiations to end the strike are still in progress, with both sides hoping to reach a deal by the end of the week. The story is still a work in progress, but let me know what you think of it so far.
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progress to (something)

To reach a particular destination or outcome. We've finally progressed to the approval stage for our application. Fingers crossed! The opioid problem has progressed to a nationwide epidemic.
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progress toward (something)

To be in the process of reaching a particular destination, outcome, or goal. (Usually used in the continuous tense.) With the game progressing toward its conclusion, it seems like the reigning champions will walk away with another victory. The committee is progressing toward the end of its investigation.
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progress with (something)

To be in the process of doing something. (Usually used in the continuous tense.) How are you progressing with the report? He's having trouble progressing with his studies. Would you mind tutoring him?
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

in progress

under way; happening; developing or moving right now. Don't enter the studio. There's a show in progress. We now return you to the regularly scheduled show in progress.
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progress to something

to reach all the way to something or some place. The crisis has progressed to its final stage. Things had progressed to a serious stage where nothing more could be done for him.
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progress toward something

to move partway toward some goal. Nancy is progressing toward her degree quite nicely. We are progressing toward the end of the project.
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progress with something

to continue to move toward something or completing something. I can't seem to progress with this project. How are you progressing with the building of your model ship?
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

in progress

Going on, under way, happening, as in She's got another book in progress, or The game was already in progress when I tuned in. [c. 1600]
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

a rake's progress

a progressive deterioration, especially through self-indulgence.
A rake is a fashionable or wealthy man with dissolute or promiscuous habits. A Rake's Progress was the title of a series of engravings by William Hogarth ( 1697–1764 ). They depicted the rake's life progressing from wealthy and privileged origins to debt, despair, and death on the gallows.
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Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

in progress

Going on; under way: a work in progress.
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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
See also:
  • a rake's progress
  • drown in self-pity
  • pity
  • fashion
  • (butter and) egg money
  • I'll be bound
  • (draw the sword and) throw away the scabbard
  • rogues' gallery
References in periodicals archive
There is also selective progress, the kind that is for a few, for the minority of the population.
Misery from progress
With the recent release of Sitefinity 12, Progress has brought Sitefinity to the cloud and provides new levels of productivity, efficiency and faster time-to-market.
Progress Named A Challenger In The 2019 Gartner Magic Quadrant For Web Content Management
The SDG Progress Report shows major differences in progress between the sub-regions of Asia and the Pacific which have recorded different successes and face different challenges.
Asia-Pacific may not meet even single SDG by 2030: UN report
The Social Progress Index analyzes performance by country and bears some resemblance to other prominent well-being indexes, such as the United Nations' (UN) Human Development Index and Sustainable Development Goals.
Social Progress Imperative Tackles GDP Dilemma
The Progress suite of CRM offerings with prebuilt standard connectors provides optimized data connectivity by pushing down operations to the SaaS CRM APIs and supports the latest versions of those APIs.
SaaS CRM connectors from Progress
Connecticut has made the most progress in closing this gap since 1970, with a change of eight percent.
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The companies are already working on DataRPM technologies and Progress products, and updated offerings should be available to early-adopter partners later in 2017.
Progress Closes Acquisition of Cognitive Predictive Maintenance Supplier DataRPM
Khaliq-uz-Zaman Intersection to Shaheen Complex via PIDC Chowk launched for Rs9.9 million in Sept 2016 has progress of 55 percent and it would be completed by January 2017.
Murad calls for start of construction of University Road on war footings
Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia, the Progress MS is a modernized version of the Progress-M cargo spacecraft.
Progress MS-2 Cargo Spacecraft to Dock With ISS Saturday - Mission Control
In an article commemorating The Huffington Post's 10 Year Anniversary, Queen Rania gave examples of technological progress human minds created to serve people and their well-being.
Queen: "To go forward we must return to the roots of our common humanity"
Progress Software Corporation (PSC), a global software company, and JK Technosoft (JKT), a global IT services and software solutions provider, announced partnership to boost sales and implementation of Progress products in India.
Progress Software and JK Technosoft Partner to Boost the Adoption of Progress Products Across Enterprise Customers
Progress (NYSE: PRGS) said it has announced expanded capabilities for its leading Progress DataDirect data connectivity solution with new support for MongoDB and Amazon Redshift databases.
Progress DataDirect expands connectivity to MongoDB and Amazon Redshift
Economic growth does not always result in social progress, according to a major new global index, the Social Progress Index, published by the nonprofit Social Progress Imperative, and released last week at the Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship.
MENA economic growth "does not automatically" lead to social advancement
Progress (NASDAQ: PRGS) said it has helped registered taxi companies in the Netherlands to comply with new regulations and improve the quality of their services in large cities.
Progress Pacific platform improves customer service for Dutch taxi companies
Progress Point, the newest and most extensive Marel training and demonstration facility opened its doors for customer demonstrations and training on November 7.
New Marel training and demonstration facility