march on
phrasal 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.
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As the holiday season marches on, Macy’s is using its own economists to help translate what the latest economic data will mean for customers.
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Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 26 Nov. 2025
While the Buffs will try to march on at Michigan State on Sunday morning, the DU men’s soccer team (12-7-2) will be looking to do the same in their respective bracket on Sunday night at Portland.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 22 Nov. 2025
By the time Dorothy and her friends march on Elphaba’s lair, there seems to be something more pernicious than mere mediocrity at work.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2025
In recent history, political violence and its deadly consequences were seen in Italy after World War I when thousands of fascist supporters marched on Rome, the capital, threatening to overthrow the government unless Benito Mussolini was appointed prime minister.
—Justin Pickett, The Conversation, 17 Nov. 2025
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Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 26 Nov. 2025
While the Buffs will try to march on at Michigan State on Sunday morning, the DU men’s soccer team (12-7-2) will be looking to do the same in their respective bracket on Sunday night at Portland.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 22 Nov. 2025
By the time Dorothy and her friends march on Elphaba’s lair, there seems to be something more pernicious than mere mediocrity at work.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2025
In recent history, political violence and its deadly consequences were seen in Italy after World War I when thousands of fascist supporters marched on Rome, the capital, threatening to overthrow the government unless Benito Mussolini was appointed prime minister.
—Justin Pickett, The Conversation, 17 Nov. 2025
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“March on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/march%20on. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.
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