Definition as Noun

• orchestral music played at the beginning of an opera or oratorio
• a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others
• something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows

Definition as Noun

• gradual improvement or growth or development
• the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)
• a movement forward

Definition as Verb

Definition as Verb

• move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
• form or accumulate steadily
• develop in a positive way

• advance, approach, feeler

• preliminary, prelude

• advancement

• progression, procession, advance, advancement, forward motion, onward motion

• progression, advance

• advance, pass on, move on, march on, go on

• build up, work up, build

• come on, come along, advance, get on, get along, shape up

• "she rejected his advances"

• "training is a necessary preliminary to employment"; "drinks were the overture to dinner"

• "advancement of knowledge"; "great progress in the arts"

• "he listened for the progress of the troops"

• "Time marches on"

• "Resistance to the manager's plan built up quickly"; "Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border"

• "He progressed well in school"; "My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up"

• Overture vs advance
• Overture vs approach
• Overture vs feeler
• Overture vs preliminary
• Overture vs prelude
• Overture vs advancement
• Overture vs progression
• Overture vs procession
• Overture vs forward motion
• Overture vs onward motion
• Overture vs pass on
• Overture vs move on
• Overture vs march on
• Overture vs go on
• Overture vs build up
• Overture vs work up
• Overture vs build
• Overture vs come on
• Overture vs come along
• Overture vs get on
• Overture vs get along
• Overture vs shape up

• Progress vs advance
• Progress vs approach
• Progress vs feeler
• Progress vs preliminary
• Progress vs prelude
• Progress vs advancement
• Progress vs progression
• Progress vs procession
• Progress vs forward motion
• Progress vs onward motion
• Progress vs pass on
• Progress vs move on
• Progress vs march on
• Progress vs go on
• Progress vs build up
• Progress vs work up
• Progress vs build
• Progress vs come on
• Progress vs come along
• Progress vs get on
• Progress vs get along
• Progress vs shape up