ils progressent

progress

→ progresser
progress to make progress; to improve + ent 3rd-person plural present (indicative or subjunctive)
verb · third plural · present indicative Rare #40,198
progress
FR: Les élèves progressent rapidement en français.
EN: The students are making rapid progress in French.
Conjugation of progresser
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First progresse
Third progresse progressent
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First progresse
Third progresse progressent

Les choses progressent très lentement.

Things are progressing very slowly.

Les Russes progressent.

The Russians are making progress.

— La Chute (2004)

Les choses progressent à deux à l'heure.

Things are moving at a snail's pace.

Les Orques progressent.

The orcas are making progress.

— Le Seigneur des anneaux : Les Deux Tours (2002)

Les Américains progressent.

The Americans are making progress.

— Lust, Caution (2007)