move ahead/along
idiom
1
: to make progress
The project is finally starting to move ahead.
2
: to go on to something else
Let's move along to the next item.
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The Bay Area Toll Authority, a subsidiary of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, voted in May to move ahead with the new proposal, which includes making the eastbound third lane a permanent feature.
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Adrian Rodriguez, The Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2025
Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 5A (eIF-5A) is a protein that helps cells efficiently make other proteins, playing a key role in two translation stages: initiation and elongation (helping ribosomes move along the mRNA and add amino acids to the protein chain).
—New Atlas, 1 Jan. 2025
In 1968, President Lyndon Johnson signed onto a plan that allowed Arizona to move ahead with the system in exchange for earlier support for his Voting Rights Act.
—Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 29 Dec. 2024
Sour foods help to loosen and produce saliva, which can help the stone move along the duct.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 27 Dec. 2024
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Adrian Rodriguez, The Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2025
Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 5A (eIF-5A) is a protein that helps cells efficiently make other proteins, playing a key role in two translation stages: initiation and elongation (helping ribosomes move along the mRNA and add amino acids to the protein chain).
—New Atlas, 1 Jan. 2025
In 1968, President Lyndon Johnson signed onto a plan that allowed Arizona to move ahead with the system in exchange for earlier support for his Voting Rights Act.
—Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 29 Dec. 2024
Sour foods help to loosen and produce saliva, which can help the stone move along the duct.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 27 Dec. 2024
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“Move ahead/along.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/move%20ahead%2Falong. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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