move forward

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see move, forward.

“This meeting is intended to help us move forward on the new project.”

Similar
bring forwardmove up
Opposite
move back
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Meanings

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

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

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see move, forward.
  2. figurativelytransitiveTo cause to make progress.

    Meanwhile, with the Olympics approaching, the Greek government has grown increasingly heavy-handed in its efforts to move the project forward.

    2004 January 18, Fred A. Bernstein, “Greece's Colossal New Guilt Trip”, in The New York Times
  3. figurativelyintransitiveTo make progress.

    This meeting is intended to help us move forward on the new project.

  4. intransitiveTo modernize.
  5. UStransitiveTo reschedule (something) to an earlier date or time.

    They decided to move the meeting forward by a day so that Aisha could attend before her vacation.

    Synonyms: bring forward, move up · Antonyms: move back

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo reschedule (something) to an earlier date or time.

Similar
bring forwardmove up
Opposite
move back
Also see
move up

Translations

Esperanto antaŭeniĝi
  • antaŭeniĝito make progress
German vorantreiben, vorwärtstreiben
  • vorantreibento cause to make progress
  • vorwärtstreibento cause to make progress
Norwegian Bokmål komme seg videre
  • komme seg videreto make progress
Portuguese adiantar
  • adiantarto cause to make progress
Russian продвига́ть, продви́нуть
  • продвига́ть (prodvigátʹ)to cause to make progress
  • продви́нуть (prodvínutʹ)to cause to make progress
Spanish ir adelante, adelantar
  • ir adelanteto make progress
  • adelantarto make progress
Ukrainian просува́ти, просу́нути
  • просува́ти (prosuváty)to cause to make progress
  • просу́нути (prosúnuty)to cause to make progress
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APA

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MLA

“move forward.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/move%20forward. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “move forward,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/move%20forward.

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