Following are typical usages of the terms associated with work assignment status or reporting:
► How's the project going?
Great! We're way ahead of schedule.
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Well, frankly, we're running a little behind.
► Folks, we're behind the eight-ball in meeting our sales
target. Let's speed things up.
► It’s 70% done.
► It'll be completed on time.
► We're halfway there.
► Have the milestones been identified for the new project?
► Le's review our company's milestones for last year.
► What delivery date are we looking at?
► There must be no further delays. The drop-dead date/deadline is next Friday's close of business.
► Were approaching the critical point for success or failure of this project.
Inductive reasoning
In the Vocabulary section, please note that it's a "bottom up" approach and not "bottoms up", which is the kind of thing the bartender says to customers when he's trying to close for the night!
