"move along" meaning in English

See move along in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: moves along [present, singular, third-person], moving along [participle, present], moved along [participle, past], moved along [past]
Head templates: {{en-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.
    Sense id: en-move_along-en-verb-Ee3yf6zy
  2. (figurative, by extension) To proceed; to make or signify progress. Tags: broadly, figuratively Synonyms (make progress): make headway
    Sense id: en-move_along-en-verb-nqCgQe5c Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "along", Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 66 23 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "along": 16 64 20 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 13 74 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 60 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 81 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 14 72 14 Disambiguation of 'make progress': 20 64 16
  3. (figurative, by extension) To go on to something else. Tags: broadly, figuratively Synonyms (go on to something else): move on
    Sense id: en-move_along-en-verb-xZpXe~Cw Disambiguation of 'go on to something else': 6 8 86
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (all senses): move ahead Translations (Translations): transitar (Spanish), circular (Spanish)
Disambiguation of 'all senses': 41 19 40 Disambiguation of 'Translations': 41 34 25

Inflected forms

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