Inroad

/ˈɪnɹə‍ʊd/

/ˈɪnˌɹoʊd/

Inroad

an encroachment or intrusion

an invasion or hostile attack

a success that is achieved, particularly as a result of destroying or reducing the success of another thing

Examples

1. Foreign car manufacturers have made inroads into the European market.

2. By the 1950s, television had made great inroads into the territory of the news magazines.

3. Tax rises have made some inroads into the country's national debt.

4. They made inroads on their own traditional attachment to ' capital ' and implemented a tax on short-term capital gains in 1962.