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move along

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˌmuv əˈlɔŋ/ · UK /ˌmuːv əˈlɒŋ/

move along means: To keep going without stopping or letting something distract you.

verb

KEEP GOINGB1

To keep going without stopping or letting something distract you.

  • Please move along.
  • The police told the crowd to move along.
  • We moved along without stopping to watch the argument.

Similar words: keep going, continue

Opposites: stop

Common phrases: move along please, move along quietly

MAKE PROGRESSB2

To develop or progress toward being finished.

  • The project is moving along well.
  • Work moved along faster once we hired more staff.
  • How is your report moving along?

Similar words: progress, advance

Opposites: stall

Common phrases: move along smoothly, move along quickly

NEXT TOPICB2

To leave one topic or activity and begin the next.

  • Let’s move along to another topic.
  • The committee moved along to the budget discussion.
  • Can we move along to the next exercise?

How to use it: move along to something (Let’s move along to the next question.)

Similar words: move on, go on

Common phrases: move along to something, move along now

Questions about move along

What does move along mean?

To keep going without stopping or letting something distract you.

What is move along in other languages?

Türkçe: ilerlemek · Español: seguir adelante · Français: avancer · Deutsch: weitergehen · Italiano: proseguire · 日本語: 先に進む

How do you pronounce move along?

In American English /ˌmuv əˈlɔŋ/; in British English /ˌmuːv əˈlɒŋ/.

How do you use move along in a sentence?

Please move along. The police told the crowd to move along.

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