Definition
To proceed with a plan, decision, or course of action; to make progress or advance despite obstacles or delays.
Etymology
While the individual words are ancient, this phrase as a business idiom gained prominence in the late 20th century corporate culture. It combines the basic directional concept of 'forward' with the action verb 'move' to create a metaphor that frames business decisions as spatial movement toward goals.
Kelly Says
This deceptively simple phrase has become the ultimate corporate euphemism for making decisions, often used when the path isn't entirely clear but action is needed. It's fascinating how two basic words create such a powerful sense of momentum and purpose, even when the destination might be uncertain.
Translations
ARالعربية
التقدم
al-taqdim
BNবাংলা
আগে বাড়ি
age ba-ri
CACatalà
anavarrar
a-na-var-rar
CSČeština
postupovat vpřed
postu-po-vat vp-red
DADansk
gå fremad
ga fre-mad
DEDeutsch
vorwärts
for-vartss
ELΕλληνικά
προχωρήστε
pro-ho-ree-ste
ESEspañol
avanzar
ah-van-sar
FRFrançais
avancer
ah-van-ser
HEעברית
להתקדם
le-hit-kad-em
HIहिन्दी
आगे बढ़ना
aage badhna
IDBahasa Indonesia
maju
ma-ju
ITItaliano
avanzare
ah-van-za-reh
KMKM
រដ្ឋបាល
rot-tha-ba-al
KO한국어
앞으로 나아가다
ap-peu-ro na-a-ga-da
MSBahasa Melayu
terus maju
te-rus ma-ju
MYမြန်မာ
မကြာမကြာ
ma-kya-ma-kya
NLNederlands
vooruitgaan
vo-o-reit-gaan
NONorsk
gå fremover
ga fre-mo-ver
PLPolski
rusz wprzód
roosh vsh-prod
PTPortuguês
avançar
ah-van-sar
RORomână
avansa
ah-van-sa
RUРусский
двигаться вперёд
dvigat'sya vpered
SVSvenska
gå framåt
ga fram-at
SWKiswahili
endelea mbele
en-de-lea m-be-le
TAதமிழ்
முன்னே செல்
mun-ne sel
TEతెలుగు
ముందుకు వెళ్ళు
mun-du-ku vel-lu
THไทย
ก้าวไปข้างหน้า
gao pai khang na
TLTL
magpatuloy
ma-ga-tu-loy
TRTürkçe
ileri git
ee-li-re git
UKУкраїнська
рухатися вперед
roo-khat-sya vpered
URاردو
آگے بڑھنا
a-ge bar-hna
VITiếng Việt
tiến về phía trước
tee-en ve phi-a truoc