be on the move

Meaning

1. Oxford85% of films

   to be moving; to be going somewhere

2. Oxford15% of films

   to be travelling from place to place

   ... drifted free as the clouds, settled nowhere, kept forever on the move.

   then we could stay on the move, keep goin', see the world.

In the movies · 26

• then we could stay on the move, keep goin', see the world.Tombstone1993
• We're on the move! Hang on!American Psycho II: All American Girl2002
• ... drifted free as the clouds, settled nowhere, kept forever on the move.How the West Was Won1962
• Come on Move Move Move Move MoveUnderworld2003
• Move move moveThe Purge: Anarchy2014
• Come on Move move moveDark Phoenix2019
• Move. Move it.The Suicide Squad2021
• Move it move it move itThe Expendables 22012

From the same entry

• get moving
• get moving
• move heaven and earth
• move with the times
• get your ass in gear
• going forward
• move along
• move in
• move in
• move in
• move in with
• move off

More idioms

• at random
• if only
• in the nick of time
• keep a close eye on
• make ends meet
• nine to five
• turn over a new leaf
• how about
• feel sick to your stomach
• run in the family
• get straight
• in place