bring forward

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bring forward

verb brings forward · bringing forward · brought forward

  1. idiomatic To call up for consideration. Unsurprisingly, the Group was highly critical of the BTC's organisation and finances, and this prompted Marples to bring forward the Transport Act 1962, which created BR as a standalone entity with its own Board, headed by a full-time chairman. Beeching accepted this latter position, and initially b
  2. To make something happen earlier than originally planned. The meeting has been brought forward by one day.

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verb make happen earlier

Españoladelantar, anticipar, antelar
Portuguêsadiantar, antecipar
Deutschvorziehen
Italianoanticipare
עבריתהִקְדִּים hikdím

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@misc{bring_forward_2026,
  title = {bring forward},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bring%20forward},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}