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forward progress
noun[ U ]
uk /ˌfɔː.wəd ˈprəʊ.ɡres/ us /ˌfɔːr.wɚd ˈprɑː.ɡres/
in American football, the amount of distance a team on offence moves forwards with the ball from the line of scrimmage(= the line on which the ball is positioned at the beginning of each piece of action) towards the other team's goal:
The runner was tackled at the line of scrimmage and so made no forward progress.
The quarterback's forward progress was marked short of the 10 yards he needed for the first down.
The referee ruled that the forward progress of the runner was stopped by the defender just short of the goal line.
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