A measuring rod thirty-six inches (one yard) long. / (figuratively) A standard to which other measurements or comparisons are judged.

plural of yardstick

(American football) To move the chains. / (idiomatic) To make progress, as used in political and corporate venues to express proactive actions.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of move the yardsticks

present participle of move the yardsticks

simple past tense and past participle of move the yardsticks