verb

vorantreiben

advance · push forward

Etwas schneller machen oder weiterbringen, damit es bald fertig wird oder gut vorankommt.

Definition & meaning

vorantreiben means to drive forward, advance, or push ahead with something. It often describes actively making progress on a project, development, or cause.

Sie treibt das Projekt voran. — She is moving the project forward.
Die Regierung will die Reform vorantreiben. — The government wants to push the reform forward.

It can also mean to drive someone or something onward, in a more literal sense.

Grammar & Word origin

Verb: separable and transitive
Principal forms: vorantreiben – trieb voran – hat vorangetrieben
Formed from voran (“forward”) and treiben (“to drive” or “to propel”).

Synonyms & antonyms

fördern — to promote or support; broader and less focused on pushing something forward.
vorwärtsbringen — to move forward or make progress; similar, often emphasizing the result.
beschleunigen — to accelerate; specifically emphasizes increasing speed.
bremsen — to slow down or hinder.
behindern — to obstruct or impede.