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on the move
Busily moving about, very active, as in A nurse is on the move all day long . [Mid-1800s] Also see on the go .
Going from one place to another, traveling, as in Our troops are on the move again , or Ruth and Dick are always on the move, never staying put for more than a month or two . [Late 1700s]
Making progress, advancing, as in Their technology is clearly on the move .
Example Sentences
"Namorotukunan offers a rare lens on a changing world long gone -- rivers on the move, fires tearing through, aridity closing in -- and the tools, unwavering. For ~300,000 years, the same craft endures -- perhaps revealing the roots of one of our oldest habits: using technology to steady ourselves against change," said Dan V. Palcu Rolier, corresponding author and a senior scientist at GeoEcoMar, Utrecht University and the University of São Paulo.
The sun was up and our friends were on the move.
Thiaw, crucially, was also keen on the move.
This time, Harris is on the move for a book tour, not a presidential race.
While the arachnids inhabit areas such as the Angeles National Forest and Santa Monica Mountains year-round, mating season — when the males are on the move — offers the best opportunity to spot one.
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