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in‧road
[usually plural]
[usually plural]make inroads into/on something
a) to have an important effect or influence on something, especially by taking something away from it : Video is making huge inroads into attendance figures at movie theaters (=taking away its customers). They have made significant inroads into the European market. The administrative workload is making massive inroads into our working day (=taking away time).
Video is making huge inroads into attendance figures at movie theaters (=taking away its customers).They have made significant inroads into the European market.The administrative workload is making massive inroads into our working day (=taking away time).b) to make some progress towards achieving something difficult : We haven't made much of an inroad into the backlog of work.
We haven't made much of an inroad into the backlog of work.