WordNet sense 1 (a movement forward):

advance, progression

WordNet sense 2 (move forward, also in the metaphorical sense):

go on, pass on, march on, move on

WordNet sense 3 (the act of moving forward toward a goal):

advancement, procession, forward motion, onward motion

WordNet sense 4 (form or accumulate steadily):

build, build up, work up

WordNet sense 5 (develop in a positive way):

get on, come on, get along, come along