going forward
A completely unnecessary and meaningless corporate
buzz phrase that somehow gets shoehorned into every
memo, press release or public statement. It can always be
eliminated from the text without any effect at all upon the intended meaning.
going forward
by imperialiststooge on Aug 09, 2003 08:59:58
Going forward is
purported to mean, "In the future" or "somewhere down the road" when in fact it is an attempt to dodge the use of these words, which generally indicate "I don't know". A newer development in
corporate doublespeak, in most companies it is grounds for dismissal to release a press release without mentioning something 'going forward'. Going forward, you will likely see this turning up everywhere.
Example:
Our company expects to make a
profit going forward.
We don't expect any layoffs going forward.
going forward
by kurcules on Jul 31, 2010 05:07:21
Prep politician talk for "uh..." or "
ummm...". See "
umm"
going forward
by firstcomefirstserved on Feb 08, 2018 03:58:20
Verbal counterpart of iconic hand-gesture popularized by ruthless vegetarian dictator similarly dedicated to the
concealment of freedom-of-conscience and individual weakness with the
procreation of transparently
robotic, corporate memes.
Example:
"Thinking
for myself is something I will definitely have to look into in the
fut...
err, going forward."
going forward
by Bill Hinrichsen on Dec 14, 2006 12:05:52
Example:
The other day I was
out to lunch with Amber and she totally pulled a
nosedive under
the t.able and showed me that she was going forward
Going forward
by Toastmaker on May 11, 2013 21:59:56
Corporate-speak phrase, usually repeated
three times per
paragraph, that has completely replaced the phrase "in the future" and "from
now on". Generally used at the beginning and the end of a sentence.
Going Forward
by tomh99 on Aug 07, 2008 00:25:41
A phrase that business people use to mean someone
completely fucked up big time BUT we don't want to
dwell on who's fault it was instead can we all just adopt an optimistic outlook and please can we all start thinking about the future not the shithole of a present that we're in.
See also:
Moving forward
Example:
CEO to company meeting: We have just had 3 major projects cancelled by our main customer sadly....
(
stunned silence)
...but
going forward, there are a lot of great opportunities out there.
go forward
by miss mikie on Nov 27, 2009 09:27:05
go-forward
by uttam maharjan on Aug 02, 2011 12:43:55
All Good Going Forward
by Flea Sisters on Feb 02, 2005 11:53:34