progress; improvement · to improve; to progress

I don't know how long I'll have to wait before my creative ability improves.

And tonight, I think about all that she's seen throughout her century in America. The heartache and the hope, the struggle and the progress. The times we were told that we can't, and the people who pressed on with that American creed: Yes, we can.

My sister has made remarkable progress in English.

I'm amazed at his rapid progress in English.

With her help, my French improved little by little.