bring forward

verb

1. to present or introduce (a subject) for discussion

2. accounting to transfer (a figure representing the sum of the figures on a page or in a column) to the top of the next page or column

3. to move to an earlier time or date

   the kickoff has been brought forward to 2 p.m.

Example Sentences

The two women are now working together to convene a cross-party meeting of MPs and ministers to discuss how Jay's Law can be brought forward.

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Charges reportedly deemed weak and unfounded by career prosecutors have been brought forward anyway against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Atty.

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"We also have a president who is willing to sit down and get to work on this issue. So I'm looking forward to seeing what solutions might be brought forward."

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He added: "We will bring forward orderly budget provisions which will relate to the tax and spending commitments so that we can fund our public services and fund the investments in the Scottish economy."

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"It's almost impossible to deliver some of the peatland restoration, the river restoration - alongside building houses, bringing forward renewables, creating businesses - unless you have scale of ownership," she said.

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