move it

phrase

US, informal : to start moving or going quickly

We'd better move it if we don't want to be late.

Examples of move it in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Two veteran training officers and new paramedic Cristina DeBiase grabbed their equipment and gurney while another EMT remained with the ambulance and attempted to move it through traffic. — ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026

Foley said the quickest and least expensive option is to take the sand from the ocean floor and move it to the beach beneath the train track. — Michele Gile, CBS News, 22 Sep. 2026

Even though the employee is authorized to access specific information, the AI tool that inherits that user’s privileges can process sensitive content and move it into a new context. — Ofer Klein, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Although Devers would have had ample time this winter to recover from surgery after the season, there were several reasons the team wanted to move it up on the schedule. — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1977, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for move it

• candlelit
• counterfeit
• hypocrite
• resubmit
• retrofit
• acquit
• admit
• armpit
• backlit
• befit
• cockpit
• commit