move over

What does "move over" mean?

1. To change position to make room for someone
2. To step aside for a new generation or replacement

Examples

• Move over so I can sit down.
• Move over, grandpa - the kids want a turn!
• The old technology is moving over for the new.
• Can you move over a bit?
• It's time for the older generation to move over.

How to use it

'Move over' (interjection) can be playfully used to say someone is being replaced: 'Move over, Beethoven!'

Similar expressions

Opposites

Related phrasal verbs

• move in

  To begin living in a new home

• move out

  To leave a home permanently

• move on

  To leave a place and continue a journey

• get over

  To recover from an illness, shock, or emotional upset

• turn over

  To flip something so the other side faces up

• come over

  To visit someone's home