moving on
Leaving the past
Moving on is leaving behind what was—a place, a relationship, a phase of life—and proceeding forward.
The phrase implies both physical departure and emotional release: It's time to move on from this job.
When someone says I've moved on, they mean a past relationship or grievance no longer holds power over them.
Let's move on redirects conversation away from a topic that's been exhausted or grown uncomfortable.
- leavingAct of going away
- letting goReleasing one's grasp
- closureSense of emotional resolution
- transitionChange from one state
- new chapterDistinct period starting now
next chapter · healing · advancement · resilience · acceptance · change · progress · departure · starting over · turning the page · farewell · rebuilding · clean slate · evolution · detachment · forgiveness · liberation · goodbye
- bittersweet momentsfarewell, letting go, saying goodbye, final goodbye, empty nest
- breakupheartbreak, closure, rebound, rebounds, no contact
- quittingquit, resign, resignation, stop, end
- meeting jargonagenda, action items, follow up, next steps, recap
- forward wordsadvance, ahead, onward, progress, forth
- conversation enderscase closed, end of story, final word, last word, that settles it
moving onholding on
Maintaining one's grip
clinging · stuck · fixating · dwelling · hanging on
moving onstaying put
Remaining in place
remaining · stuck · stagnating · standing still · staying
moving onliving in the past
Fixated on former times
looking back · dwelling · backward-looking · nostalgic · retrospective
move, moving, moved, movement, movable, immovable, moves, mover, movers