on

on

adverb

Definition of ON

1

toward a point ahead in space or time <we really must move on now if we're going to end this meeting before midnight>

Synonyms ahead, forth, forward, on

Near Antonyms backward (or backwards)

2

toward or at a point lying in advance in space or time <he's getting on in years and doesn't see or hear as well as he used to>

Synonyms ahead, forth, forward, forwards, on, onward (also onwards)

Related Words before, fore, frontward (or frontwards)

Near Antonyms back, backward (or backwards), behind, rearward (also rearwards)