Verb

weiter|kommen

Translation

to make progress, to get on, to advance, to get ahead

Ich komme mit meiner Arbeit gut weiter.

I'm making good progress with my work.

Im Stau kamen wir nicht weiter.

We couldn't get any further in the traffic jam.

So kommen wir nicht weiter.

We won't get anywhere like this.

((with sth.)) to make progress with sth. We're making good progress with the project.

Synonyms: vorankommen, fortschreiten; Antonyms: stecken bleiben (to get stuck)

Composed of 'weiter' (further) and 'kommen' (to come), literally meaning 'to come further'.

Imagine you 'come' ('kommen') 'further' ('weiter') along a path, meaning you make progress.