go by vs progress

go by is not a noun while progress is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
go by	No	No	Yes	No
progress	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, progress is a hypernym of go by; that is, progress is a word with a broader meaning than go by:

Other hypernyms of go by include advance, go on, march on, move on, pass on.

go by (noun)	progress (noun)
	the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)
	gradual improvement or growth or development
	a movement forward

go by (verb)	progress (verb)
be or act in accordance with	develop in a positive way
be called; go by a certain name	form or accumulate steadily
for time to move forward	move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
move past