on the move

on the move
on the move
1. moving from place to place. •

Are the cattle on the move now, or are they still grazing?

2. progressing; advancing. •

Finally the market has turned around now and is really on the move.

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At last, we are on the move!

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{adj.} or {adv. phr.} 1. Moving around from place to place; in motion. * /It was a very cold day, and the teacher watching the playground kept on the move to stay warm./ * /It was vacation time, and the highways were full of families on the move./ 2. Moving forward; going somewhere. * /The candidate promised that if people would make him president, he would get the country on the move./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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