The best replacement for progress is process.

The best alternatives to progress are rated as following:
★★★★★  process
★★★  tradition
★★  regress
★★  congress
★★  progress
★★  work in process
★★  progression
★★  in process
★  environment
★  futur
★  perfection
★  development
★  change
★  problem
  status
  work in progress
  in progress
  preservation
  on progress

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Speaking about progress, one probably shouldn't forget about struggle.

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