I-progressive die iyithuluzi elikhethekile elisetshenziswa ekukhiqizeni ukuze likhiqize ngempumelelo inani elikhulu lezingxenye ngokunemba okuqhubekayo. Ivame ukusetshenziswa ezimbonini ezifana nezimoto, izinto zikagesi, kanye nezinto zikagesi. I-die ineziteshi eziningi noma izigaba lapho kudlula khona insimbi noma enye into yeshidi. Esiteshini ngasinye, kwenziwa umsebenzi othize, njengokusika, ukugoba, noma ukwakha. Njengoba izinto ziqhubeka nge-die, zithola uchungechunge lwezinguquko eziqhubekayo, ekugcineni okuholela engxenyeni eyakhiwe ngokugcwele. Ama-progressive dies aziwa ngesivinini sawo kanye nokusebenza kahle kwezindleko, njengoba eqeda isidingo sokusetha okuningi noma ukushintsha amathuluzi, okunciphisa isikhathi sokukhiqiza kanye nezindleko zabasebenzi. Alungele ukudala izingxenye ezine-geometri eziyinkimbinkimbi kanye nokubekezelelana okuqinile. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ama-progressive dies angafaka izici ezifana nokubhoboza, ukwenza uhlamvu lwemali, kanye nokuqopha ngokugijima okukodwa, okuthuthukisa ukuguquguquka kwawo.
Ama-dies aqhubekayo ayisici esibalulekile ezinqubweni zokukhiqiza zesimanje, enza lula ukukhiqizwa futhi aqinisekise ukukhiqizwa okuphumelelayo nokungaguquguquki kwezingxenye eziningi nezingxenye.