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

When your cash and bonds are used up, you move on to this bucket, which is still supplemented by your Social Security benefits.

From MarketWatch

He learned then that people who post extreme content often flock to new sites and flood the system until they are shut out and eventually move on to somewhere else.

From Los Angeles Times

I knew I should tighten my sad, limp ponytail and move on with my life, but the thing was, Sela’s hair supremacy was a new thing.

From Literature

“I came into this world alone. Only one of eleven eggs to survive. You think I spent my life searching for my mommy? No. I moved on. I made a new family.”

From Literature

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

Related Words

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