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on the move en · ADJ

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic, not-comparable) Changing location; in motion.
    • Captain Harry Maguire will surely be on the move as he has been marginalised by Ten Hag, who will regard this season as the platform to move United closer to where he wants them to be. 2023 June 3, Phil McNulty, “Manchester City 2-1 Manchester United”, in BBC Sport, Wembley Stadium:
    • We had to pack up and follow the fish. They're actually pretty smart to keep on the move like this. Just use the signal to find us. 2017, BioWare, Mass Effect: Andromeda (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Message for Grel:
    • Apple's plans also represent a strong challenge for the BlackBerry range, which was, until now, the only realistic way of providing access to corporate email on the move.

Relateds

on the run

Synonyms

under sail · in motion · cursory · moving · afoot · on the move · under sail · unstill · dynamic · animate · mobile · on the wing · on the wing · astir

Translations (3)

nb på flyttefot (on the move) · nn på flyttefot (on the move) · ru с хо́ду (on the move)