move forward

Verb

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

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see move, forward.
2. (figuratively, transitive) To 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. (figuratively, intransitive) To make progress.
   • This meeting is intended to help us move forward on the new project.
4. (intransitive) To modernize.
5. (US, transitive) To 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