Definition of make a move in English:
make a move
phrase
1Take action.
‘each army was waiting for the other side to make a move’- ‘He said the council had to make a move on the issue.’
do something, take action, act, take measures, take the initiativeView synonyms- 1.1British Set off; leave somewhere.‘I think I'd better be making a move’
- ‘Thanks for the party boys, but it's time to make a move.’
- ‘I had to insist that it was time to make a move.’
- ‘We had an 11-hour bus ride and I was in for a long week if I did not make a move.’
- ‘I arrived at 8pm and when I next looked at my watch it was twenty to eleven, so I thought I'd better make a move.’
- ‘It got to 11 so we thought we should make a move.’
leave, take one's leave, take oneself off, be on one's way, get going, depart, be off, set off, take one's farewellsView synonyms
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