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]

Related Words

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