moving along

Continuing on course

Moving along describes progress or transition from one point, stage, or topic to another.

Let's move along to the next item on the agenda.

When someone tells you to move along, they're asking you to leave or stop lingering—often said by police dispersing a crowd.

Things are moving along nicely means proceeding satisfactorily.

The phrase can also signal ending a conversation: Well, I should be moving along.

Related

making progress · continuing · momentum · picking up steam · unfold · drift · crawl · flow · glide · mobilizing · propelling · roll · pushing forward · onward and upward · sprint · walking · keeping pace · accelerating

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Opposites
progress/momentum

moving alongstalled

Stopped unexpectedly

stuck · at a standstill · stagnating · stationary · going nowhere

continuity vs. cessation

moving alongstopped

Brought to a halt

halted · ceased · paused · discontinued · terminated

ease of progress

moving alongbogged down

Hindered, unable to advance

held up · stuck in the mud · hitting a wall · blocked · obstructed

Family

move, moving, along, movers, movement, movements, movable, immovable, unmoved

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