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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The Supreme Court turned away Virginia’s appeal on Monday that sought to quash a challenge to the state’s lifetime voting ban for people convicted of felonies, allowing the lawsuit to move ahead toward trial.
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Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 23 June 2025
Citing economic drivers, Grand Slam Track adjusted on the fly and announced its decision to move ahead toward 2026, closing its first chapter.
—Cory Mull, Forbes.com, 22 June 2025
Kelvin waves, which can extend up to 4,000 miles in length and be thousands of miles wide, move along the equator in the same direction as the Madden-Julian, only faster, said Quinton Lawton, a post-doctoral fellow at the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 22 June 2025
If this kind of punny business hurts your ear, well, move along.
—Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 19 June 2025
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Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 23 June 2025
Citing economic drivers, Grand Slam Track adjusted on the fly and announced its decision to move ahead toward 2026, closing its first chapter.
—Cory Mull, Forbes.com, 22 June 2025
Kelvin waves, which can extend up to 4,000 miles in length and be thousands of miles wide, move along the equator in the same direction as the Madden-Julian, only faster, said Quinton Lawton, a post-doctoral fellow at the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 22 June 2025
If this kind of punny business hurts your ear, well, move along.
—Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 19 June 2025
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“Move ahead/along.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/move%20ahead%2Falong. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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