(adj): ahead of the times
(adj): moving forward
(adj): brought up to date
(adj): the highest level of development at a particular time (especially the present time)
(adj): favoring or promoting reform (often by government action)
(adj): vs. conservative) -- (tolerant of change; not bound by authoritarianism, orthodoxy, or tradition
(adj): vs. regressive) -- ((of taxes) adjusted so that the rate increases as the amount of income increases
(adj): (of taxes) gradually decreasing in rate on sums below a certain amount
(adj): gradually advancing in extent
(adj): vs. decreasing) -- (becoming greater or larger
(adj): (of a card game or a dance) involving a series of sections for which the participants successively change place or relative position
(adj): vs. disordered) -- (having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule
(adj): advancing in severity
(adj): vs. inactive) -- (tending to become more severe or wider in scope
(n): a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going
(n): a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
(n): a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties
(n): a fully developed person from maturity onward
