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go forward
idiom
: to continue doing something : to proceed
I don't want to go forward without a contract.
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Advertisement The prime minister earlier warned that a cease-fire wouldn’t go forward unless Israel received the names of hostages to be released, as agreed.
—Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2025
After reconsidering its earlier decision, the three-judge appeals court panel ruled unanimously in March that Edwards' lawsuit against the state could go forward and said South Carolina couldn't strip Planned Parenthood of state Medicaid funds.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2024
That’s according to Marianne Lake, CEO of consumer and community banking at JPMorgan Chase, who told the Wall Street Journal the bank may institute checking account fees in order to recoup any revenue lost if regulators go forward with a plan to cap overdraft fees.
—Byalicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 8 July 2024
Edward Burke will go forward next week after a federal judge on Friday denied a last-ditch effort to postpone the hearing until after the U.S. Supreme Court rules in a bribery case that his lawyers say could affect his conviction.
—Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2024
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“Go forward.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20forward. Accessed 28 Jan. 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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