move in on

1. 1.

   make intrusive advances towards

   Broaderintrude
2. 2.

   seize control of

   Broadertake hold

Questions about move in on

What does move in on mean?

move in on means "make intrusive advances towards". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

Is move in on a common word?

move in on is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.