Failure
Failure noun - The nonperformance of an assigned or expected action.
Making progress is an antonym for failure.
Making progress
Both terms in one sentence
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Otherwise, they may appear to be making progress — obstacles will be cleared and the stakes will rise — only for the story to inevitably Yank the Dog's Chain and pull the whole thing into catastrophic failure.
Source: You Can't Thwart Stage One
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