make headway vs get ahead

make headway and get ahead both are verbs.

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

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

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

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