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go forward
idiom
: to continue doing something : to proceed
I don't want to go forward without a contract.
Examples of go forward in a Sentence
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If the plan described by the President does go forward, Israelis will likely have very mixed feelings.
—Dan Raviv, TIME, 1 June 2024
Special Judge Frances Gull had originally sided with prosecutors, who argued the hearings should go forward as scheduled.
—Jake Allen, The Indianapolis Star, 20 May 2024
Trump originally argued that a trial should not go forward before the fall election, but conceded that August would be feasible, should the judge decide to proceed.
—Robert Legare, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2024
But a Superior Court judge ruled last year that part of the case could go forward, examining whether Williams violated her fiduciary duty and should make restitution.
—Keith L. Alexander, Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2024
The battery charge that will go forward pertains to an allegation that Mahomes, 23, pushed a 19-year-old waiter at the same restaurant.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
Communities deserve advance notice of high-impact projects and a real voice before such projects go forward.
—The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Feb. 2024
Earlier this month, a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge ruled that the case will go forward, PEOPLE confirmed.
—Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 12 Feb. 2024
Judge Elihu Berle of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County ruled Friday that one set of claims under California’s Equal Pay Act, which affect 8,900 women who worked for Disney, could go forward as a class action.
—Robbie Whelan, WSJ, 9 Dec. 2023
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“Go forward.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20forward. Accessed 16 Jun. 2024.
Legal Definition
go forward
intransitive verb
went forward; gone forward; going forward
: to proceed with a lawsuit or a matter in a lawsuit
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