我们的研究项目正在稳步推进。

Our research project is steadily ___advancing.

出版社同意提前支付部分稿酬给这位作家。

The publisher agreed to ___advance part of the royalties to the author.

他在会议上提出了一个改进计划。

He ___advanced a plan for improvement during the meeting.

因为天气预报有暴雨，他们把野餐提前到了今天下午。

They ___advanced the picnic to this afternoon due to the storm forecast.

人工智能技术在近几年取得了重大进展。

Artificial intelligence technology has ___advanced greatly in recent years.