embark on/upon

phrase

1

: to begin (a journey)

They embarked on their trip to America with high hopes.

2

: to begin (something that will take a long time or happen for a long time)

She's embarking on a new career.

The company has embarked upon a risky new project.

Examples of embark on/upon in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Three Americans and one Canadian will embark on a 10-day journey to orbit the moon aboard the Orion spacecraft as part of the Artemis II mission, the first to be crewed beyond low Earth orbit since the Apollo era. — Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026

Four astronauts will embark on the Artemis II rocket from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. — Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2026

On Wednesday, four Artemis II astronauts are set to embark on a 10-day mission to fly around the moon and return to Earth. — Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2026

Then, in April, BTS will embark on a sprawling world tour, which V teased Wednesday night on Fallon. — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 27 Mar. 2026