Definition of going forward

going forward    

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• from now, into the future. Usually used in contrast to the near past, as when discussing future corporate plans.

                                                                                                                            
  
  Citation from "CSI Myths: The Shaky Science Behind Forensics", Popular Mechanics, Brad Reagan, August 2009 issue censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

  • See more words with the same meaning: corporate-speak (list of).

  Last edited on Jun 15 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jul 27 2009.

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Other terms relating to 'corporate-speak (list of)':
prairie dog	Definitions include: to stick one's head up out of a cubicle to look at something.
bikeshed	Definitions include: to debate at length on an unimportant decision.
out of the box	Definitions include: crazy, irrational.
action item	Definitions include: an item on a "to do" list.
dumbsize	Definitions include: to reduce the number of people employed in an organization or company to the point that there are no longer enough to carry out the work effectively.
legalese	Definitions include: pejorative term for the formal language used in legal speech and legal documents.

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Other terms relating to 'forward':
pay forward	Definitions include: to do good deeds.
Other terms relating to 'go':
all systems go	Definitions include: completely ready.
BFFWEOAGSA	Definitions include: acronym for "best friends forever who eat out and go shopping a lot".
carry go	Definitions include: used to tell someone to stop messing with people.
fired up and ready to go	Definitions include: excited and ready to start.
from the get-go	Definitions include: from the beginning.
G2G	Definitions include: acronym for "got to go".
GAFK	Definitions include: acronym of "goes away from keyboard".
gazenta	Definitions include: "goes in to".
get-go	Definitions include: the beginning.
get (one) going	Definitions include: to get a person excited.
get (one's) gams going	Definitions include: to move one's legs.
GFU	Definitions include: acronym for "go fuck yourself".
GFY	Definitions include: acronym for "go fuck yourself".
GFYS	Definitions include: acronym of "go fuck yourself."
GG	Definitions include: acronym for "good game."
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