go forward
idiom
: to continue doing something : to proceed
I don't want to go forward without a contract.
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But at the eleventh hour the city announced that the new contract couldn’t go forward unless NYPD sergeants agree to 12-hour tours, President Vincent Vallelong told the Daily News.
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Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 20 Mar. 2025
That hearing can still go forward on the judge’s motion.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 10 Mar. 2025
Not only did enforcement of compulsory hijab go forward, but the regime’s anti-women laws also became institutionalized.
—Narges Mohammadi, TIME, 7 Mar. 2025
Scientists could miss deadlines to present and share their work if funding freezes go forward, said researcher Lorna Quandt, who has a grant application pending.
—Karina Tsui, CNN, 29 Jan. 2025
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Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 20 Mar. 2025
That hearing can still go forward on the judge’s motion.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 10 Mar. 2025
Not only did enforcement of compulsory hijab go forward, but the regime’s anti-women laws also became institutionalized.
—Narges Mohammadi, TIME, 7 Mar. 2025
Scientists could miss deadlines to present and share their work if funding freezes go forward, said researcher Lorna Quandt, who has a grant application pending.
—Karina Tsui, CNN, 29 Jan. 2025
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“Go forward.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20forward. Accessed 30 Mar. 2025.
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