move ahead/along
idiom
1
: to make progress
The project is finally starting to move ahead.
2
: to go on to something else
Let's move along to the next item.
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The Bay Area Toll Authority’s commissioners voted to move ahead with the plan on May 8.
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Richard Halstead, The Mercury News, 11 Nov. 2024
But Minnesota’s conveyor belt continues to move along at safety, and their continuation at the position has been key to the four-game winning streak the Gophers take into Saturday’s game at Rutgers in Piscataway, N.J.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 8 Nov. 2024
Removing the feeder will encourage the hawk to move along to easier hunting grounds.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2024
Assuming the labor market continues to cool gradually, many forecasters believe the Fed will move ahead with tentative plans to lower rates by a more modest quarter point in November, December and at every other meeting next year.
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
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Richard Halstead, The Mercury News, 11 Nov. 2024
But Minnesota’s conveyor belt continues to move along at safety, and their continuation at the position has been key to the four-game winning streak the Gophers take into Saturday’s game at Rutgers in Piscataway, N.J.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 8 Nov. 2024
Removing the feeder will encourage the hawk to move along to easier hunting grounds.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2024
Assuming the labor market continues to cool gradually, many forecasters believe the Fed will move ahead with tentative plans to lower rates by a more modest quarter point in November, December and at every other meeting next year.
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Move ahead/along.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/move%20ahead%2Falong. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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