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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That left the Kings to begin focusing on next season while the Oilers moved on to play Vegas in the second round.
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Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2025
Only the first five pages of a screenplay are needed to apply, but those who move on to next steps later in the summer will need to provide the full script.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 1 May 2025
In other words, no one is even close to being able to move on from the senseless tragedy.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 1 May 2025
Planet Nine would appear to move on the sky because of parallax as Earth moves around the sun.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 1 May 2025
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Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2025
Only the first five pages of a screenplay are needed to apply, but those who move on to next steps later in the summer will need to provide the full script.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 1 May 2025
In other words, no one is even close to being able to move on from the senseless tragedy.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 1 May 2025
Planet Nine would appear to move on the sky because of parallax as Earth moves around the sun.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 1 May 2025
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“Move on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/move%20on. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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