Work & careers
keep things moving
maintain progress
To keep things moving means to maintain progress so that an activity, discussion, or process does not stop.
Hear it in real life
Should we discuss this problem now?
Let's park it for later and keep things moving.
I'll take notes to help keep things moving during the meeting.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: Let's keep things moving forward on with the agenda.
Say: Let's keep things moving with the agenda.
Learners may combine “moving forward” with “move on,” creating an unnecessary “on” in this phrase.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
keep things moving; help keep things moving
Your turn: say it out loud
I'll take notes to help keep things moving during the meeting.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
keep things moving
maintain progress
“I'll take notes to help keep things moving during the meeting.”
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