on the move

phrase

1

: in a state of moving about from place to place

2

: in a state of moving ahead or making progress

said that civilization is always on the move

Examples of on the move in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

As the outbreak spreads and kills people faster than any other outbreak of the disease in history, a major source of concern for monitoring efforts is miners constantly on the move and in hard-to-reach, unsafe territories. — ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026

Hall’s name was rumored to possibly be on the move at the trade deadline last November after the Jets got off to a 1-7 start and traded Sauce Gardner and Quinnen Williams to the Colts and Cowboys, respectively. — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 18 Aug. 2026

Molendyk has strong offensive instincts and can make plays from off the blue line and on the move. — Corey Pronman, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026

Cooper’s team were mum on the move, and CAA declined to comment. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 16 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for on the move

• disapprove
• approve
• disprove
• improve
• remove
• reprove
• groove
• prove