go forward

idiom

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

Examples of go forward in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web But a Superior Court judge ruled last year that part of the case could go forward, examining whether Williams violated her fiduciary duty and should make restitution. Keith L. Alexander, Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2024 The battery charge that will go forward pertains to an allegation that Mahomes, 23, pushed a 19-year-old waiter at the same restaurant. Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024 Communities deserve advance notice of high-impact projects and a real voice before such projects go forward. The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Feb. 2024 Earlier this month, a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge ruled that the case will go forward, PEOPLE confirmed. Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 12 Feb. 2024 Judge Elihu Berle of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County ruled Friday that one set of claims under California’s Equal Pay Act, which affect 8,900 women who worked for Disney, could go forward as a class action. Robbie Whelan, WSJ, 9 Dec. 2023 Goldstein said the timing of the trial, which would likely go forward in March, when presidential primary elections would be under way, would likely complicate matters. Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Nov. 2023 On community Facebook groups, neighbors are trying to figure out what businesses are reopening and when, whether Halloween events will go forward and when pharmacies will reopen. Perry Stein, Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2023 The 2023 Latin Grammy Awards are set to go forward on Nov. 16 in Seville, Spain. Sigal Ratner-Arias, Billboard, 20 Oct. 2023

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“Go forward.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20forward. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.

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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