move along

Don't linger here

Move along means to continue onward or to leave a place.

Police tell crowds to move along when they want people to disperse.

The phrase can dismiss a topic as uninteresting or concluded: Nothing to see here, move along.

To move things along is to advance progress: Let's move this meeting along.

disperse

scatter

Distribute in random directions

dissipate · dispel · vacate · evacuate · shoo · drive off · send away · herd · wave off · order out

proceed

continue

Go on without stopping

keep going · push forward · carry on · forge ahead · get going · march on · trudge on · plod on · roll on · step lively

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Opposites
motion/stasis

move alongstay put

Remain in place

stand still · stop · halt · remain · stay

compliance with directive

move alongstay put

Remain in place

stand your ground · dig in · resist · linger · loiter

progress/stagnation

move alongstall

Enclosed compartment or delay

stagnate · come to a halt · grind to a halt · bog down · hit a wall

Family

move, moving, along, moved, movement, movable, immovable, moves, unmoved

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G