はかがいく

expression, godan verb (-ku)

make progress; move ahead (with work); advance

Rare expression meaning work or a task progresses smoothly. Often used in the negative はかがいかない to say something isn't getting done. The reading はかがゆく is also possible but less common.

See also: はか

• 仕し事ごとがなかなかはかがいかない。

  The work just isn't making progress.

• 今日きょうはあまりはかが行いかなかった。

  I didn't get much done today.