go forward
idiom
: to continue doing something : to proceed
I don't want to go forward without a contract.
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The high Court recently ruled that Texas's GOP preferred map can go forward, but has not yet ruled on Louisiana's new map, which opponents say violates the 1965 Voting Rights Act.
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Dana Taylor, USA Today, 31 Dec. 2025
Demolition could also go forward if the city officially designates the property as dangerous.
—Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 25 Nov. 2025
The judge then ordered that Dear’s treatment go forward, and the involuntary medication started in April.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 25 Nov. 2025
Aronberg said that if a grand jury chooses to present a report rather than indict, the prosecutor can still go forward and do it themselves.
—Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
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Dana Taylor, USA Today, 31 Dec. 2025
Demolition could also go forward if the city officially designates the property as dangerous.
—Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 25 Nov. 2025
The judge then ordered that Dear’s treatment go forward, and the involuntary medication started in April.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 25 Nov. 2025
Aronberg said that if a grand jury chooses to present a report rather than indict, the prosecutor can still go forward and do it themselves.
—Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
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“Go forward.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20forward. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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