move ahead

verb

To continue without being distracted; to keep going.

“the construction project is moving ahead”

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move alongmake headwaymove onproceedgo forwardcontinueupholdcarry on
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Meanings

verbmove ahead (third-person singular simple present moves ahead, present participle moving ahead, simple past and past participle moved ahead)

present singular third person moves ahead · participle present moving ahead · participle past moved ahead · past moved ahead

  1. To continue without being distracted; to keep going.

    Synonyms: move along

  2. broadlyfigurativelyTo proceed; to make or signify progress

    the construction project is moving ahead

    Synonyms: make headway

  3. broadlyfigurativelyTo go on to something else.

    the committee moved ahead to the next item on the agenda

    Synonyms: move on

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo continue without being distracted; to keep going.

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move along

verbTo proceed; to make or signify progress

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make headway

verbTo go on to something else.

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move on

More synonyms by meaning

verbmove ahead; travel onward in time or space

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proceedgo forwardcontinueupholdcarry on
Broader
travelgomove
Also see
continuemove alongproceed

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

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“move ahead.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/move%20ahead. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “move ahead,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/move%20ahead.

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