The evening progressed more or less along these two lines.

You'll probably be invited to join in as the evening progresses!

But as the evening progressed, I had that same thought more than several times.

For some, the evening progressed from hope to frustration to despair.

However, as the evening progressed she seemed to relax and even to be enjoying the music.

As the evening progressed, the contributions of the players became more fluid.

The women seemed to thaw out, becoming more human as the evening progressed.

She told him, as the evening progressed, something about her life.

But the evening really progresses in long conversations that wind up and through the building.

As the evening progressed, all three of the humans started feeling overwhelmed.