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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It is paralleled by an above-ground sewage line rigged with flexible pipes designed to move along with the land — but ground movement has left the road marred by cracks, ripples and steep dips.
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Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2024
Robertson recalled being in a zoom call to discuss heavy lifting required to move along a current project, only to finally answer a text message that popped up on her mobile phone.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Aug. 2024
Policymakers ultimately voted 5-4 in favor of the reduction, with Governor Andrew Bailey saying that the committee would move ahead cautiously.
—Karen Gilchrist,ruxandra Iordache,jenni Reid,sophie Kiderlin, CNBC, 1 Aug. 2024
More rain came into Paris overnight but World Triathlon and Paris 2024 determined the water quality was sufficient to move ahead for both the women’s and men’s races.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 31 July 2024
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Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2024
Robertson recalled being in a zoom call to discuss heavy lifting required to move along a current project, only to finally answer a text message that popped up on her mobile phone.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Aug. 2024
Policymakers ultimately voted 5-4 in favor of the reduction, with Governor Andrew Bailey saying that the committee would move ahead cautiously.
—Karen Gilchrist,ruxandra Iordache,jenni Reid,sophie Kiderlin, CNBC, 1 Aug. 2024
More rain came into Paris overnight but World Triathlon and Paris 2024 determined the water quality was sufficient to move ahead for both the women’s and men’s races.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 31 July 2024
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