nudge along

phrasal verbPart ofnudge

nudge along — phrasal verb

1. to help someone or something make gradual progress by gentle encouragement.

1.phrasal verb
Definition

to help someone or something make gradual progress by gentle encouragement.

Example

The mentor nudged the young designer along by offering helpful feedback each week.

Weekly progress reports from the design team nudged the mobile app project along, and by October it was ready for beta testing.