go forward

idiom

: to continue doing something : to proceed
I don't want to go forward without a contract.

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Earlier this month, Texas’ 15th Court of Appeals overturned the injunction, ruling the agency could go forward with the release. Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Apr. 2025 If your assessment suggests that there could be something real that’s worth exploring, go forward. Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2025 But at the eleventh hour the city announced that the new contract couldn’t go forward unless NYPD sergeants agree to 12-hour tours, President Vincent Vallelong told the Daily News. Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 20 Mar. 2025 That hearing can still go forward on the judge’s motion. Gene Maddaus, Variety, 10 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for go forward

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“Go forward.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20forward. Accessed 4 May. 2025.

Legal Definition

go forward

intransitive verb
went forward; gone forward; going forward
: to proceed with a lawsuit or a matter in a lawsuit
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