The phrase "showed good progress" is correct and usable in written English.
You could use it to describe a person's improvement at a task or skill, or to report a desirable improvement in an ongoing project. For example, "The students in the computer programming class showed good progress this term, mastering more complex projects than they did in the previous semester."
"The first annual report on the plan, published in December, showed good progress in a number of areas but recognised there is more to do to improve early diagnosis.
Operating margins in HP's PC group remain the lowest in the company, at under 5%, but the company's previous few quarters showed good progress toward improving the sales mix toward more profitable notebook computers and in trimming costs.
Neurodevelopmentally she showed good progress initially, being able to sit unsupported by 7 months and to stand by 14 months.
Within a few months, Shirin showed good progress and was enrolled at the local Government Primary School (GPS) Ahmedabad.
We are showing good progress as a team and everyone is looking forward to getting out racing again".
"They're showing good progress in the business, particularly in terms of advertising and electronic commerce revenue," said Conan Laughlin, an analyst at Deutsche Banc Alex. Brown.
Jorma Ollila, Nokia's chief executive, said, "Despite the more difficult market conditions, we have been able to show good progress".
Many schools stumbled while adjusting to the more challenging tests for reading, writing and maths but with many still managing to show good progress among their pupils.
There is no way to guarantee they are going to be employed for life". He said that while the success rate is not "astounding," it shows good progress for many people.
But the EEA warned that although on areas such as industrial pollution, air pollution and waste management the EU was showing good progress, the outlook for two decades from now was increasingly grim on all environmental fronts.
'The second quarter results show good progress in our downstream businesses [refining and retailing], with operational performance improvement, increasing volumes and strong marginssaid Jeroen van der Veer, the group chairman, said.
