move it

phrase

US, informal : to start moving or going quickly
We'd better move it if we don't want to be late.

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Friday’s hearing likely will address a disagreement between prosecutors and the defense over the retrial location – not necessarily over whether to move it, but over the defense’s new request to have it in Charleston specifically. Devon M. Sayers, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026 The molecule can first be electrically activated to bind a target metal and move it into an organic phase. Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 14 Aug. 2026 The historic cottage was recently purchased by billionaire hedge fund CEO Ken Griffin with plans to move it to Coconut Grove. Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 14 Aug. 2026 Instead, understand how to identify promising science early, build relationships with the people developing it, such as entrepreneurs, universities and national labs, and help move it into the market. Cyrus Wadia, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for move it

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“Move it.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/move%20it. Accessed 24 Aug. 2026.

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