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

Russian servicemen march on Red Square during the Victory Day military parade in central Moscow on Saturday. —Reuters, NBC news, 10 May 2026

The parade featured a flyover by fighter planes above the Kremlin, and soldiers marched on the Red Square, in front of Lenin’s mausoleum. —Zahra Ullah, CNN Money, 9 May 2026

Undefeated so far this postseason, Oklahoma City soon will dispatch the shorthanded Lakers and then go marching on toward its title defense. —Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026

March to California's Capitol Hundreds of people marched on the streets of Sacramento in hopes of having their voices heard by state leaders regarding the need to treat workers with dignity. —Paris Barraza, USA Today, 1 May 2026

Rhymes for march on

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