1 [mass noun] the process of developing gradually towards a more advanced state:good opportunities for career progression [count noun]:a steady progression towards your goals
movement towards a destination:their mode of progression through the forest
[count noun] Music a passage or movement from one note or chord to another:a blues progression
[count noun] Astrology a predictive technique in which the daily movement of the planets, starting from the day of birth, represents a year in the subject’s life.
2a number of things in a series:the vista unfolds in a progression of castles and vineyards as seemingly endless as the Rhine itself