on ‧ wards /ˈɒnwədz $ ˈɑːnwərdz, ˈɒːn-/ BrE AmE ( also onward American English ) adverb
1 . from ... onwards beginning at a particular time or age and continuing after that:
from the 1980s onwards
2 . literary forwards:
He walked onwards to the head of the lake.
3 . onwards and upwards used to say that the development, increase, or progress of something continues:
With exports strong, the business is moving onwards and upwards.