move ahead/along
idiom
1
: to make progress
The project is finally starting to move ahead.
2
: to go on to something else
Let's move along to the next item.
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Can business move ahead now that Postecoglou has left?
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James McNicholas, New York Times, 9 June 2025
The phenomenon develops when tropical waves—disturbances in the lower to middle levels of the atmosphere—move along the southern edge of the Sahara Desert, lifting massive quantities of dust into the air, according to the NOAA.
—Kinsey Gidick, AFAR Media, 4 June 2025
May 26, 2025 3 PM PT A plan to implement multilingual alerts during natural disasters was put on hold only five months after the deadly fires in Los Angeles
California Rep. Nanette Diaz Barragán is urging the Federal Communications Commission to move ahead with the program.
—Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2025
Colorado will have to make another roster move ahead of Friday’s game to clear space for Gordon.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 22 May 2025
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James McNicholas, New York Times, 9 June 2025
The phenomenon develops when tropical waves—disturbances in the lower to middle levels of the atmosphere—move along the southern edge of the Sahara Desert, lifting massive quantities of dust into the air, according to the NOAA.
—Kinsey Gidick, AFAR Media, 4 June 2025
May 26, 2025 3 PM PT A plan to implement multilingual alerts during natural disasters was put on hold only five months after the deadly fires in Los Angeles
California Rep. Nanette Diaz Barragán is urging the Federal Communications Commission to move ahead with the program.
—Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2025
Colorado will have to make another roster move ahead of Friday’s game to clear space for Gordon.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 22 May 2025
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“Move ahead/along.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/move%20ahead%2Falong. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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