shape-up

Nouns

(n) a way of hiring longshoremen by the day; applicants gather around a union boss who selects those to be hired

Verbs

(v) develop in a positive way
- He progressed well in school
- My plants are coming along
- Plans are shaping up
progress, come along, come on, get along, get on, advance,

Synonyms

progress come along come on get along get on advance

Antonyms

retrogress regress retrograde

Words of close approximity