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 brand has well and truly moved on from that era.
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James Morris, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
The vast majority of commenters said that think the poster should completely move on from this relationship, with a number of them theorizing that the girlfriend may be using him.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 24 May 2025
The yacht started at Il Pellicano in Porto Ercole, Tuscany, moved on to La Posta Vecchia, outside Rome, and finally to Il Mezzatorre on the island of Ischia.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 24 May 2025
If you are not wanted, its going to instantly disregard your face and just move on to the next person.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 23 May 2025
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James Morris, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
The vast majority of commenters said that think the poster should completely move on from this relationship, with a number of them theorizing that the girlfriend may be using him.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 24 May 2025
The yacht started at Il Pellicano in Porto Ercole, Tuscany, moved on to La Posta Vecchia, outside Rome, and finally to Il Mezzatorre on the island of Ischia.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 24 May 2025
If you are not wanted, its going to instantly disregard your face and just move on to the next person.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 23 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for move on
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“Move on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/move%20on. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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