Definition of "forward motion" [forward motion]

• The act of moving forward (as toward a goal) (noun)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

• "He danced lightly to the side, so that Napper’s forward motion sent the deputy careening into one of the counter stools."
• "Joyful stopped his own forward motion by grabbing hold of a line stretched from a deck-mounted block and tackle to one of the sails, hanging on and gasping for air."