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The story had already moved on

📖 Meaning

a way of saying that events have progressed past the point of interference or reversal, that what needed to happen has already happened and cannot be undone. By the time they realised what had occurred the story had already moved on, the decision was made and the consequences already in motion.

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If your child asks about The story had already moved on, tell them: "It is a word you might hear in Indian stories." Then ask them — "Where do you think you'd see The story had already moved on in real life?" It opens a small conversation about Indian culture.

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What does "The story had already moved on" mean?

a way of saying that events have progressed past the point of interference or reversal, that what needed to happen has already happened and cannot be undone. By the time they realised what had occurred the story had already moved on, the decision was made and the consequences already in motion. If your child asks about The story had already moved on, tell them: "It is a word you might hear in Indian stories." Then ask them — "Where do you think you'd see The story had already moved on in real life?" It opens a small conversation about Indian culture.

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