Following are typical usages of the terms associated with work assignment status or reporting:

　　► How's the project going?

　　Great! We're way ahead of schedule.

　　We're right on target.来源：www.examda.com

　　Well, frankly, we're running a little behind.

　　► Folks, we're behind the eight-ball in meeting our sales

　　target. Let's speed things up.

　　► It’s 70% done.

　　► It'll be completed on time.

　　► We're halfway there.

　　► Have the milestones been identified for the new project?

　　► Le's review our company's milestones for last year.

　　► What delivery date are we looking at?

　　► There must be no further delays. The drop-dead date/deadline is next Friday's close of business.

　　► Were approaching the critical point for success or failure of this project.

　　Inductive reasoning

　　In the Vocabulary section, please note that it's a "bottom up" approach and not "bottoms up", which is the kind of thing the bartender says to customers when he's trying to close for the night!