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.
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The key question: What does death awareness do to people?
After writing about death, people tend to quickly move on, pushing thoughts of it from consciousness with distractions, rationalizations, and other tactics.
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Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
Failing to give an area enough time before moving on.
—Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2024
Everything is out in the open; teams can talk about the issue at hand and move on.
—Hylke Faber, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Characters with the potential to be interesting sweep onto the scene for a few moments and are quickly forgotten as the brothers move on to another task.
—Josh Broadwell, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024
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Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
Failing to give an area enough time before moving on.
—Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2024
Everything is out in the open; teams can talk about the issue at hand and move on.
—Hylke Faber, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Characters with the potential to be interesting sweep onto the scene for a few moments and are quickly forgotten as the brothers move on to another task.
—Josh Broadwell, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for move on
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“Move on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/move%20on. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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