march on

verb

marched on; marching on; marches on

1

: to come toward (a place) in order to attack it

Enemy troops were marching on the city.

2

: to go or continue onward

Time marches on.

Governments come and go, but civilization marches on.

Examples of march on in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The main organizers of the protests, Madrid's Tenants Union, has called for another march on Thursday. — ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026

Despite being Germany’s most advanced nuclear pile, B8 fell short of the critical 100% mark even as Allied forces marched on the German capital. — Mike McRae 06, New Atlas, 6 Oct. 2026

Zhang was photographed in 2023 wearing a red cap and marching on the street alongside the leader of a Chinese American organization with deep ties to the Beijing government's foreign influence arm. — Adam Yamaguchi, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026

Experts say those dynamics are likely to bedevil the government’s ambitious plans for a march on Sanaa. — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for march on

• anton
• argon
• axon
• baronne
• baryon
• baton
• boron
• buisson
• bygone
• capon
• cardon
• chiffon