move on

verb

1. to go or cause (someone) to leave somewhere

2. (intr) to progress; evolve

   football has moved on since then

3. (intr) to put a difficult experience behind one and progress mentally or emotionally

Idioms and Phrases

Continue moving or progressing; also go away. For example, It's time we moved on to the next item on the agenda, or The police ordered the spectators to move on. [First half of 1800s]

Example Sentences

The band recently completed dates in Australia and are due to start the South American leg of their comeback tour in Argentina on 15 November before moving on to dates in Chile and Brazil.

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And if they did not want it, he would move on.

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By the end of his tenure, Canadians had grown frustrated with his political leadership and were ready to move on.

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We started with a refreshing cucumber salad dressed in chili and sesame oil, then moved on to Kurobuta pork soup dumplings, shrimp and Kurobuta pork spicy wontons and more — each bite expertly balanced and juicy.

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There wasn’t much to pin the move on besides normal volatility, no analyst upgrades or downgrades.

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Related Words

• abandon 
• blast off 
• disappear 
• escape 
• evacuate 
• exit 
• go 
• pull out 
• quit 
• remove 
• retire 
• vacate 
• withdraw