on the move
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Busily moving about, very active, as in A nurse is on the move all day long . [Mid-1800s] Also see on the go .
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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]
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Making progress, advancing, as in Their technology is clearly on the move .
Example Sentences
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But it proved third time lucky and although the two were on the move again, they would finally find a home and start transforming the landscape.
From BBC
With water levels dropping, the remaining new pair that had settled down in the north of Little Sea were on the move.
From BBC
In a town of roughly 260,000, her “news on the move” operation garnered about 100,000 followers.
From Slate
Like their creator, Scharf’s works are always on the move, either rolling down the street on the cars he’s painted — featured in his recently published book “Karbombz!” — or traveling to forthcoming exhibitions in Wuhan, Tokyo and Paris.
From Los Angeles Times
We all envied her ability to find food on the move, snuffling up dead leaves, tugging at what little grass there was.
From Literature
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