move on

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

Idioms and Phrases

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]

Example Sentences

Then teams and individuals will move on to the state championships Nov. 30 at Woodward Park in Fresno.

From Los Angeles Times

One opinion is the sport has moved on from his first spell of being Wales' most successful coach and his style is outdated.

From BBC

And given our habit of quickly moving on from talking about war, it’s doubtful many of us would even remember just how much supporting Ukraine cost us.

From Los Angeles Times

Someone asks a question and then it takes a couple of breaths and then they just move on, because we can't slow down to hear them.

From Salon

Then White moved on to some shoutouts to “manosphere” entertainers in his inner circle that he considered integral to the former president’s reelection.

From Salon

Related Words

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