move ahead/along

idiom

1
: to make progress
The project is finally starting to move ahead.
2
: to go on to something else
Let's move along to the next item.

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Once that abatement work is complete, the project can move along. Sydney Franklin, The Enquirer, 10 Aug. 2025 After his initial call, Trump said Thailand and Cambodia agreed to discuss a ceasefire and that Washington would not move ahead with tariff negotiations with both until the conflict had ended. Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Aug. 2025 Here are some of the top players who could be on the move ahead of Thursday's deadline. Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 31 July 2025 But last week, after the call with NTIA, Boerner decided not to move ahead with it this year. ArsTechnica, 22 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for move ahead/along

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“Move ahead/along.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/move%20ahead%2Falong. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.

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