make headway vs tally

make headway is not a noun while tally is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
make headway	No	No	Yes	No
tally	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, tally is a hyponym of make headway; that is, tally is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than make headway:

Other hyponyms of make headway include steal, rack up, score.

make headway (noun)	tally (noun)
	the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order
	a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
	a bill for an amount due

make headway (verb)	tally (verb)
obtain advantages, such as points, etc.	determine the sum of
	keep score, as in games
	gain points in a game
	be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics