From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishgo forward phrasal verb1 if something that is planned to happen goes forward, it starts to happen or starts to make progress The trial is expected to go forward next week as planned. The project can only go forward if we can get enough financial support.2 to compete in the next stage of a competition The team will go forward into the next round of the World Cup.3 the clocks go forward when the clocks go forward in the spring, the time officially changes so that the clock shows one hour later than it was before The clocks go forward this weekend.4 going forward in the near future – used especially in business and economic contexts Going forward, we will be able to deliver better products to our customers and better returns for our shareholders. There are a number of concerns going forward and some areas are likely to face difficult times. Analysts are predicting a gloomy picture for the U.S. economy going forward. → go→ See Verb table
