advance on

idiom

: to approach usually in order to attack

Enemy soldiers are advancing on the city.

Examples of advance on in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Some of the ‘headroom’ generated by Isak’s sale was already used up in advance on Woltemade and Wissa, though the way incoming and outgoing transfers are booked in the accounts means there is still lots of room for manoeuvre. —Chris Waugh, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025

Jackson Merrill being thrown out between second and third trying to advance on Ramón Laureano’s comebacker to the pitcher last night was their fifth blunder in three days. —Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Sep. 2025

Israeli forces control Gaza City’s eastern suburbs and in recent days have been pounding the Sheikh Radwan and Tel Al-Hawa areas, from where they would be positioned to advance on central and western areas where most of the population is sheltering. —Reuters, NBC news, 19 Sep. 2025

Agree in advance on metrics or thresholds that will trigger a pause or review. —Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025

Rhymes for advance on

• agamemnon
• automaton
• diencephalon
• panopticon
• phenomenon
• aileron
• antiphon
• autobahn
• carillon
• castellan
• celadon
• cephalon