gain ground vs make headway

gain ground and make headway both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
gain ground	No	No	Yes	No
make headway	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, gain ground and make headway are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of gain ground include advance, gain, get ahead, pull ahead, win.

gain ground (verb)	make headway (verb)
obtain advantages, such as points, etc.	obtain advantages, such as points, etc.