moving forward
Making continued progress
Moving forward means progressing or advancing, often after a setback or period of stagnation: We need to focus on moving forward, not dwelling on past mistakes.
In corporate and political speech, it functions as a verbal tic meaning "from now on" or "in the future," often deployed to avoid discussing what went wrong: Moving forward, we'll implement new safeguards.
The phrase can signal genuine progress or serve as a polite way to change the subject.
- onwardToward what lies ahead
- onward and upwardPhrase urging continued progress
- hereafterLife after death
- advanceMove or progress forward
- henceforthFrom this time onward
proceed · progress · looking ahead · overcome · leave behind · from now on · new beginnings · next chapter · turning the page · evolve · persist · propel · momentum · breakthrough · as of now · rising · transform · innovate
- resolutionslose weight, quit smoking, save money, eat healthy, get fit
- buzzwordssynergy, leverage, paradigm, stakeholder, scalable
- life wisdomcarpe diem, seize the day, live and learn, this too shall pass, know thyself
- office jargonsynergy, circle back, touch base, deep dive, action item
- reconciliationreconciliation, reconcile, reconciled, reconciling, making up
- Moving Onlet go, move on, closure, acceptance, fresh start
moving forwardreversing
Going in opposite direction
retreating · backing up · regressing · going back · receding
moving forwardregressing
Returning to earlier state
stagnating · declining · deteriorating · backsliding · losing ground