Progression
Progression , noun
[Latin progressio: compare French progression.]
1.
The act of moving forward; a proceeding in a course; motion onward.
2.
Course; passage; lapse or process of time.
I hope, in a short progression, you will be wholly immerged in the delices and joys of religion.
3.
(Mathematics) Regular or proportional advance in increase or decrease of numbers; continued proportion, arithmetical, geometrical, or harmonic.
4.
(Music) A regular succession of tones or chords; the movement of the parts in harmony; the order of the modulations in a piece from key to key.