move on
phrasal verb
moved on; moving on; moves on
: to go on to a different place, subject, activity, etc.
Let's put that issue aside and move on.
We should move on to the next item on the list.
After 10 years working for one company, she felt it was time to move on to a new job.
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At the end of the series, Betty moved on to another world.
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H. Alan Scott, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
By now, many of his friends have already graduated from college and moved on with their lives.
—Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The bloc’s parliament is not set to move on these rules until 2028, which could push implementation as far as 2035.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2025
Markets will move on Wednesday after Wall Street parses Powell’s statement and his Q&A for clues about future rate cuts beyond Wednesday.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2025
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H. Alan Scott, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
By now, many of his friends have already graduated from college and moved on with their lives.
—Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The bloc’s parliament is not set to move on these rules until 2028, which could push implementation as far as 2035.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2025
Markets will move on Wednesday after Wall Street parses Powell’s statement and his Q&A for clues about future rate cuts beyond Wednesday.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for move on
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“Move on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/move%20on. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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