What is "going forward"

Usage examples of "going forward".

As this ancient lady had the renown (which subsequently cost her no less a price than her life) of being a principal actor in all the works of necromancy that were continually going forward, the crowd gave way before her, and seemed to fear the touch of her garment, as if it carried the plague among its gorgeous folds.

Hurst called them to order, with bitter complaints of their inattention to what was going forward.

She met his eyes for an instant, but was immediately constrained to give all her attention to the scene now going forward.

Neither was he, on his part, aware of what was going forward in the hall.

Allworthy must have had the insight of the devil (or perhaps some of his worse qualities) to have entertained the least suspicion of what was going forward.

Brooke had no doubt on that point, and expressed himself with his usual strength upon it one day that he came into the library while the reading was going forward.

However dissatisfied the unsuccessful portion of the citizens might feel at their exclusion from the church, they found a powerful counter attraction in the amusements going forward in the Place, the occupants of which seemed thoroughly regardless of the bishop's admonitions upon the sobriety of behaviour due to the solemnity of the day.

But the crowd were gathered most of all around a ring where the wrestling was going forward, and thither Sir Richard and his men turned their steps.

One cachalot killed, it ran at the next, tacked on the spot that it might not miss its prey, going forward and backward, answering to its helm, plunging when the cetacean dived into the deep waters, coming up with it when it returned to the surface, striking it front or sideways, cutting or tearing in all directions, and at any pace, piercing it with its terrible spur.

A moment or two passed, when Starbuck, going forward, pushed against some one.

Kogatai had stopped at the door, but upon observing what had taken place, exclaimed that there was treason going forward, and instantly let fly an arrow at Van-ku as he sat upon the throne, which slew him.

Great things were going forward there, and he was not insensible to the stern beauties of the ancient drama.

But if there was anything going forward it would no doubt be delayed until we new arrivals were well doped.

Phoebe (being of that quickness and activity of temperament that she seldom long refrained from taking a part, and generally a good one in what was going forward) now felt herself moved to address the stranger.

Just then a soldier whose horse had been killed under him caught at my bridle and mounted me, and with this new master I was again going forward.