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moving along

moving along is the present participle and gerund of move along.

Meaning of move along

Verb

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

  1. To continue without being distracted; to keep going.
    • The soldiers were unmoved but the policeman immediately placed himself between Jimmy and the entrance. 'Good morning, madam. No loitering please. Now move along.'2015, Toby Wilde, The Lost Moons of Venus
    Synonyms:
    move ahead
  2. (broadly, figuratively) To proceed; to make or signify progress.
    • the construction project is moving along
    Synonyms:
    make headway
  3. (broadly, figuratively) To go on to something else.
    • the committee moved along to the next item on the agenda
    Synonyms:
    move on

Questions about moving along

What is moving along the present participle and gerund of?
Moving along is the present participle and gerund of move along.

Words near moving along in the dictionary

  1. Movilița
  2. Movima
  3. moving
  4. moving about
  5. moving ahead
  6. moving along
  7. moving an inch
  8. moving around
  9. moving average
  10. moving averages
  11. moving away

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