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

Nobody could figure out how to move it, so the State Highway Division decided to blow it up. — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2026

Eventually, both active movement — moving your own arm — and passive movement — when someone else tries to move it — become restricted. — Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 3 Nov. 2026

Community members who find debris were asked to contact law enforcement rather than move it. — Katey Psencik, Austin American Statesman, 2 Nov. 2026

But Democrats may try to move it in the spring following oversight hearings. — Benjamin Guggenheim, Washington Post, 30 Oct. 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