Advance

The concept of Advance refers to act and result of moving forward: move forward; anticipate, increase or improve something. In some countries, advance is also used as a synonym for advance (budget or balance sheet).

For example: "The advance of the vehicles is delayed by an accident that occurred at the entrance to the bridge", "The inauguration of this water treatment plant Water it is a great advance for the region ", "The authorities are very concerned about the advance of drug trafficking".

A breakthrough may be the forward movement. If a man that was stopped at the beginning of a path begins to walk, it will begin to advance (that is, to make an advance in its route).

It is important to keep in mind that the direction in which a body advances is always relative to certain factors, such as the orientation of its front side. In the case of human beings, we understand that progress occurs when our body is directed towards a point from which our knees, our abdomen and our face can be seen, for example, three elements found in the side front of our structure.

In the case of a living being or an unknown object for us, it is not easy to determine its different sides and for this reason it may happen that we do not know how to precisely define its movements. Of course, it is not always necessary to provide this information, but sometimes it is enough to indicate the direction in which a body is moving, as well as speed and acceleration, among other issues.

A increase, either symbolic or physical, can also be mentioned as a preview: "If it continues to rain, we will not be in a position to stop the advance of the river", "The country's economy improved thanks to the advance of international trade", "Mr. President, how do you plan to combat the advance of insecurity?".

The idea progress, on the other hand, appears linked to a improvement or one optimization, many times achieved thanks to technological development: "I am surprised by the advancement of nanotechnology", "Automation is an advance in our production process".

The technology it has gone from being something that interested a few connoisseurs to become part of everyday life for most people. This does not mean that everyone understands the different processes and principles behind their favorite products; on the contrary, the market needs them not to focus behind the scenes, and for that it confuses them with fictitious technical terms created with a commercial focus.

Technological advances are one of the demands that consumers impose on companies year after year as a condition to buy their new products. As it is not always possible to make significant leaps from previous technology, this absurd level of demand results in manufacturers misleading the public through tactics such as the aforementioned creation of flashy terms that give the impression of being in front of a revolution.

In the ambit of the cinematography, we usually speak of progress to name the fragment of a film that is broadcast, as a promotional or publicity, before the premiere: "Last night I saw the previews of the new Rocky Balboa movie", "In the preview you can already see the new superhero costume".

Movie trailers don't always reflect the true contents that the public will find in movie theaters, and this can happen in any sense: for the better or for the worse. As if this were not enough, it is very common for them to show scenes in which unknowns or mysteries of the story are solved, which ruin the experience of those who have not yet seen the film.