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 Texas Railroad Commission has issued a drilling permit for the company’s Commercialization Pilot near Cameron, allowing construction and field activities to move ahead. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026

But this month, an appeals court said the administration could move ahead. — Laura Ungar, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

After a complicated ownership saga that included a failed $190 million auction bid in 2023, the Brodsky Organization and Sorgente Group moved ahead with the residential conversion. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 30 Sep. 2026

If the United States moves ahead with mining in open ocean areas, countries that have signed on to international laws restricting extraction, including China, India, and Russia, will likely cry foul. — Michael Albertus, Foreign Affairs, 30 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