(countable, transport) The interval of time or distance between the fronts of two vehicles (e.g. buses) moving in succession in the same direction, especially along the same pre-determined route.
(uncountable, figuratively)Progress toward a goal.
“Acceptance gaps can be created either by headways in a traffic stream or by traffic control devices such as traffic signals at junctions and pelican crossings.”
“He concluded that the gamma distribution can be used for low-to-moderate traffic volumes which have low probability for short headways.”
“Our main focus now should be to ensure that all positive advances and headways made in this conference are capitalized and formulized.”