move on
phrasal verb·3 senses·particle on
Meanings
Continue your life after a difficult event
Why “on”? An action, event, state, or path continues or moves to a later point.
“It's time to move on.”
“After the breakup, she moved on slowly.”
Change to a new topic, place or job
“Let's move on to the next item.”
“After five years in sales, she moved on to a teaching job.”
“Maya moved on to the next part of the office presentation after the questions.”
(of police)order people to leave a place
“Police moved the protesters on.”
“Security moved Maya and Leo on when they blocked the club door.”
Don't confuse with
Move on means continue your life after a difficult event. Move in means start living in a new home.
Move on means continue your life after a difficult event. Move along means continue forward.
Move on means change to a new topic, place or job. Move forward means make progress with something.
Test yourself
“It's time to move on.” What does it mean?
Nearby in the meaning map
Sink In connects verbs by particle pattern, contrast pairs, and shared base verbs.
move along
A contrast learners often mix up
Continue forward, often when asked by an official
move forward
A contrast learners often mix up
Make progress with something
move in
A contrast learners often mix up
Start living in a new home; Approach in order to take action or attack; Start sharing a home with a romantic partner
move out
A contrast learners often mix up
Leave a residence
bring on
Same on pattern: continuation
Cause something, especially an illness or feeling, to start; Help someone or something develop or improve
carry on
Same on pattern: continuation
Continue doing something; Behave in a silly, loud or annoying way; Have a romantic affair, often secretly
catch on
Same on pattern: continuation
Become popular or fashionable; Begin to understand something
come on
Same on pattern: continuation
Used to encourage, hurry or challenge someone; Begin to develop, especially an illness or weather; Start working or be turned on; Make progress or improve; Show romantic or sexual interest in someone, often in a direct way; Be broadcast on television or radio
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