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

Rather than arresting her attacker, Israeli soldiers, who’d accompanied settlers to the site, just told him to move on.

From BBC

But a growing number of cable TV viewers have been cancelling their subscriptions and moving on to streaming platforms.

From BBC

As the storm moved on, it crossed open water and hit land again on the main island of Luzon.

From NewsForKids.net

Capitol — elected to move on, refusing to convict their party’s leader for trying to upend the constitutional order.

From Salon

We will f— up sometimes, and then we move on.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

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