move on

phrasal verb

moved on; moving on; moves on

: to go on to a different place, subject, activity, etc.

Let's put that issue aside and move on.

We should move on to the next item on the list.

After 10 years working for one company, she felt it was time to move on to a new job.

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But the other returning quarterbacks didn’t live up to their previous years, and now they’re all gone from their current teams, among the quarterbacks who started the season opener at 11 of the 16 SEC programs who have moved on. —

Seth Emerson, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025 However, as the Cowboys' exclusive negotiating window with McCarthy neared its end, Dallas elected to move on from the former Super Bowl winning head coach. —

John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025 Their brisk, lively, and skeptical history of subversion starts with ancient times, stops off in early modern Europe before moving on to recent centuries, and ends with a look forward. —

Foreign Affairs, 14 Jan. 2025 The High Cost Of Static Solutions This struggle frequently arises because developers often move on once a software solution is launched and implemented, leaving the software static. —

Chandler Barron, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for move on