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season progression
The development and course of a particular period (season), especially in sports, but also in business, fashion, or agriculture.
Trotz eines schwachen Starts war der Saisonverlauf für die Mannschaft am Ende sehr erfolgreich.
Despite a weak start, the season progression was ultimately very successful for the team.
This word is a compound made up of 'die Saison' (the season) and 'der Verlauf' (the course/progression). The letter 's' in between is a linking element that connects the two words. So it literally describes how a season progresses.
Der gesamte Saisonverlauf war von vielen Verletzungen geprägt.
The entire season progression was marked by many injuries.
'Saisonverlauf' (season progression) is often combined with adjectives that describe the success or type of development. Common examples are 'ein erfolgreicher' (a successful), 'ein enttäuschender' (a disappointing), 'ein turbulenter' (a turbulent), or 'ein positiver' (a positive) Saisonverlauf.
Nach einem turbulenten Saisonverlauf erreichte die Mannschaft doch noch das Finale.
After a turbulent season progression, the team still managed to reach the final.
Although the word is very often used in sports, it also fits other contexts. For example, you can talk about the season progression in agriculture, tourism, or the fashion industry.
Der Saisonverlauf im Tourismus war dieses Jahr besser als erwartet.
The season progression in tourism was better than expected this year.
development
'die Entwicklung' and 'der Saisonverlauf' can both describe how something changes over time. 'die Entwicklung' is general and can refer to almost any process or new state of affairs. 'der Saisonverlauf' is more specific: it is about a particular season, for example in sports, agriculture, or business. The words can be confused when talking about progress within part of a year. If the time period is explicitly a season, 'Saisonverlauf' is more precise; otherwise, 'Entwicklung' is more natural.
Der Trainer ist mit dem Saisonverlauf bisher sehr zufrieden.
The coach is very satisfied with the course of the season so far.
Nach der Arbeit sprach meine Kollegin über die Entwicklung der Verkaufszahlen.
After work, my colleague talked about the development of the sales figures.