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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Objects that come from inside our solar system tend to move along a closed elliptical orbit, while interstellar objects follow a hyperbolic orbit, and move fast enough to be able to escape gravity.
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Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 July 2025
Or worse, what if there is a quick decision to move ahead with unnecessary surgery?
—Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 3 July 2025
Senate Republicans have been pursuing the legislation through the budget reconciliation process, which allows the party in the majority to move ahead without support from across the aisle.
—Kaia Hubbard
june 29, CBS News, 29 June 2025
Kelvin waves and Rossby waves originate from energy in the atmosphere and then move along the equator.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 22 June 2025
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Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 July 2025
Or worse, what if there is a quick decision to move ahead with unnecessary surgery?
—Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 3 July 2025
Senate Republicans have been pursuing the legislation through the budget reconciliation process, which allows the party in the majority to move ahead without support from across the aisle.
—Kaia Hubbard
june 29, CBS News, 29 June 2025
Kelvin waves and Rossby waves originate from energy in the atmosphere and then move along the equator.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 22 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 15 Jul. 2025.
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