move on

British  

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

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move on Idioms  

1. 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]

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Example Sentences

Editors often rejected them on the grounds that replication work lacks novelty or that the field had already moved on after a few years.

From Science Daily

Malinin shouted and punched the air with relief after finishing a skate that showed he had achieved his desire to “move on” from the Olympics after days tormented by his mistakes.

From Los Angeles Times

Going without insurance only makes sense if you have sufficient liquid assets to cover a worst-case scenario and move on.

From MarketWatch

When the trial was over, the media moved on.

From The Wall Street Journal

It is a race dictionaries are destined to lose: By the time definitions go to print, the language has already moved on.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

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