move on

phrasal verb

moved on; moving on; moves on

: to go on to a different place, subject, activity, etc.

Let's put that issue aside and move on.

We should move on to the next item on the list.

After 10 years working for one company, she felt it was time to move on to a new job.

Examples of move on in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The winner of that bout could move on to another title unification fight. —Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025

More Nuggets news: Nuggets Shockingly Fire Michael Malone Ahead of Playoffs The decision to move on from Malone happened in a meeting on Tuesday morning when he was informed. —Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025

After graduation, Rapp moved on to New York Law School and became a labor and employment attorney. —Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 8 Apr. 2025

The new release appears to reflect a concerted effort to move on from the 2022 allegations, for which Butler apologized while maintaining that the five relationships were consensual. —Jem Aswad, Variety, 8 Apr. 2025

Rhymes for move on

• aileron
• antiphon
• autobahn
• carillon
• castellan
• celadon
• cephalon
• chitosan
• cynodon
• denouement
• deuteron
• echelon