go forward

idiom

: to continue doing something : to proceed
I don't want to go forward without a contract.

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Reddick may want to incorporate the chant into his pre-race ritual going forward. Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026 Longtime agency executive Mike Watts will lead day-to-day operations going forward, while Wasserman, who is the chairman of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, focuses on planning the games. Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 15 Feb. 2026 But the rhetoric about NATO somehow being a second tier sort of alliance going forward is clearly being spoken by somebody who doesn't really understand the brilliance and the power of the NATO alliance. CBS News, 15 Feb. 2026 The primary focus going forward, according to Smith, is to broaden Nothing’s appeal from tech lovers and early adopters to a larger community that sits at the intersection of tech, music and fashion. Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 14 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for go forward

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“Go forward.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20forward. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.

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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