exit vs progress

exit

verb
  • To go out or go away from a place or situation; to depart, to leave. 

  • To depart from life; to die. 

  • To depart from or leave (a place or situation). 

  • To leave a scene or depart from a stage. 

  • Used as a stage direction for an actor: to leave the scene or stage. 

  • To give up the lead. 

  • To alight or disembark from a vehicle. 

  • To end or terminate (a program, subroutine, etc.) 

noun
  • A minor road (such as a ramp or slip road) which is used to leave a major road (such as an expressway, highway, or motorway). 

  • An act of going out or going away, or leaving; a departure. 

  • An opening or passage through which one can go from inside a place (such as a building, a room, or a vehicle) to the outside; an egress. 

  • The act of departing from life; death. 

  • The action of an actor leaving a scene or the stage. 

progress

verb
  • To move, go, or proceed forward; to advance. 

  • To develop. 

  • To expedite. 

  • To improve; to become better or more complete. 

noun
  • Specifically, advancement to a higher or more developed state; development, growth. 

  • Movement onwards or forwards or towards a specific objective or direction; advance. 

  • An official journey made by a monarch or other high personage; a state journey, a circuit. 

  • Movement or advancement through a series of events, or points in time; development through time. 

  • Science has made extraordinary progress in the last fifty years. 

How often have the words exit and progress occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )