move ahead

phrase

variants or move along

1

: to make progress

The project is moving ahead.

2

: to go on to something else

Let's move along to the next subject.

Examples of move ahead in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The referendum moved ahead and voters approved village term limits, making these guidelines the law of the land in Alsip. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026

The enterprises moving ahead on AI are not the ones that spent the most. — Hiren Dhaduk, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026

The University of Missouri-Kansas City is moving ahead with work on a 35,000-square-foot, $41 million expansion to the school’s Olson Performing Arts Center. — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2026

The Rangers moved ahead of Toronto (75-77), which lost to Detroit, to stay within 1 1/2 games of Cleveland (77-75) for the third and final wild card. — CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1832, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for move ahead

• abed
• beachhead
• bedspread
• bedstead
• behead
• blackhead
• blockhead
• bloodshed
• bowhead
• breastfed
• bridgehead
• broadhead