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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Many will face a big tab if the projects move ahead.
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Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 18 July 2025
On Wednesday, the Senate Majority Leader, John Thune, revealed the plans to move ahead with the bill.
—Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 10 July 2025
Still, with three votes, Lilliana got to move ahead to the next round.
—Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 9 July 2025
Supreme Court allows Trump to move forward with mass firings
The Supreme Court has allowed President Donald Trump, at least temporarily, to move ahead with plans to impose mass firings of the federal workforce and reorganize various government agencies.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 9 July 2025
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Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 18 July 2025
On Wednesday, the Senate Majority Leader, John Thune, revealed the plans to move ahead with the bill.
—Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 10 July 2025
Still, with three votes, Lilliana got to move ahead to the next round.
—Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 9 July 2025
Supreme Court allows Trump to move forward with mass firings
The Supreme Court has allowed President Donald Trump, at least temporarily, to move ahead with plans to impose mass firings of the federal workforce and reorganize various government agencies.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 9 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 26 Jul. 2025.
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