on the move

1. Making progress, advancing, as in Their technology is clearly on the move .

2. Busily moving about, very active, as in A nurse is on the move all day long . [Mid-1800s] Also see on the go .

3. 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]

Example Sentences

“It’s so much easier to chat with people you’ve just met when you’re on the move, walking side by side,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times

He says it’s all about keeping their combat comrades on the move.

From BBC

Neither Ms Adestshina nor her mother have commented on the move to revoke their papers.

From BBC

After the Dodgers intentionally walked Rizzo in a 3-and-0 count, Chisholm was on the move again an at-bat later, getting a huge jump off Treinen’s slow delivery to steal third without a throw.

From Los Angeles Times

Union organizing has been on the move, however, and no cause seemed more thrilling than the grassroots movement Chris Smalls co-founded in 2021 to organize Amazon employees at the Staten Island warehouse where he’d been fired.

From Los Angeles Times

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