get ahead vs make headway

get ahead and make headway both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
get ahead	No	No	Yes	No
make headway	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, get ahead and make headway are synonyms defined as:

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

get ahead (verb)	make headway (verb)
obtain advantages, such as points, etc.	obtain advantages, such as points, etc.