to bring forward /to put forward = to reschedule (a meeting etc.) to an earlier date.
This expression is the antonym of : to put off, which means to postpone.
e.g "This issue is extremely serious - I suggest that we bring forward the meeting in order to deal with it as soon as possible. Unfortunately, this means that we'll have to put off the works council meeting until next week."
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