move ahead/along
idiom
1
: to make progress
The project is finally starting to move ahead.
2
: to go on to something else
Let's move along to the next item.
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There is an expectation that employees will move along and make room for the next generation in the workforce.
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Lorraine Wiseman, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Corporate investigators can help an investigation move along quickly, even when law enforcement is bogged down.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 14 Mar. 2025
As of Friday, agency leadership had also not given the green light to officials to resume reviewing and approving plans for companies themselves to distribute consumer redress payments directly, according to the sources, indicating that the payment plans would not be able to move ahead.
—Douglas Gillison, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025
Judge Chuang had granted a motion last week to move ahead with Friday’s hearing in order to consider whether to block Mr. Musk’s team from continuing to drive changes at the agency.
—Aishvarya Kavi, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2025
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Lorraine Wiseman, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Corporate investigators can help an investigation move along quickly, even when law enforcement is bogged down.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 14 Mar. 2025
As of Friday, agency leadership had also not given the green light to officials to resume reviewing and approving plans for companies themselves to distribute consumer redress payments directly, according to the sources, indicating that the payment plans would not be able to move ahead.
—Douglas Gillison, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025
Judge Chuang had granted a motion last week to move ahead with Friday’s hearing in order to consider whether to block Mr. Musk’s team from continuing to drive changes at the agency.
—Aishvarya Kavi, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2025
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“Move ahead/along.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/move%20ahead%2Falong. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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