Word.ws English Dictionary

move in on

move in on verb: used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see move in, on.

Verb

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

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see move in, on.
    • The lion moved in on the gazelle.
  2. (transitive) To encroach or prepare to take over (a thing, relationship, task or place seen as somebody else's).
    • Marketing is moving in on this department's responsibilities.
  3. (transitive) To flirt with or come on to (someone).
    • I'm going to move in on her.

Forms of move in on

third-person singular presentmoves in on
present participlemoving in on
past participlemoved in on
pastmoved in on

Questions about move in on

What does move in on mean?
Move in on means used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see move in, on.
What part of speech is move in on?
Move in on is a verb.
What is the past tense of move in on?
The past tense of move in on is moved in on.

Words near move in on in the dictionary

  1. move forward
  2. move furniture
  3. move heaven and earth
  4. move house
  5. move in
  6. move in on
  7. move into
  8. move it
  9. move it or lose it
  10. move mountains
  11. move off

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: move in on (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated:

Cite this entry: “move in on.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/move_in_on. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.