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

Tens of thousands of students, trade union activists and more are taking part in a march on Paris. — Elina Baudier Kim, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026

The autumn of Austin Abrams marches on with Whalefall, his second one-man genre exercise in the span of a month. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026

Demonstrators rally alongside opposition party members during a protest march on October 12, 2026 in New Delhi, India. — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026

The province’s chief minister, Sohail Afridi, on Saturday urged supporters to prepare to march on Islamabad. — ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for march on

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