1on·ward (chiefly US) or chiefly Brit on·wards 
/ˈɑ:nwɚd/ /ˈɑ:nwɚdz/ adverb
/ˈɑ:nwɚd/ /ˈɑ:nwɚdz/ adverb : to or toward what is ahead in space or time
▪ The troops kept moving onward. [=forward] ▪ They have lived in that house from 1983 onward.
▪ The troops kept moving onward. [=forward] ▪ They have lived in that house from 1983 onward.
onward and upward or onwards and upwards
: toward a better condition or higher level
▪ Technology has been steadily moving onward and upward. ▪ He is moving onward and upward in his business career.
▪ Technology has been steadily moving onward and upward. ▪ He is moving onward and upward in his business career.
