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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With Sonos still having to make amends to its existing user base, and having a much harder job attracting new users after a disastrous 12 months, brands like Denon have a better chance than ever to steal a march on the ever-expanding multi-room music market.
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Paul Lamkin, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
Listen to this article 8 min A four-woman squad of Presque Isle High School student athletes helped lead a march on Maine's state Capitol building in Augusta last week.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2025
The mutually beneficial alliance between Tehran and Damascus ended abruptly in December, after an anti-Assad coalition led by the rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) carried out a lightning march on Damascus, taking the capital without meeting serious resistance.
—Dana Stroul, Foreign Affairs, 2 Apr. 2025
Statham reunites with director David Ayer after their last hit together, The Beekeeper, for this formulaic but effective actioner that might well have starred Sylvester Stallone decades ago (sorry, Sly, but the years are marching on).
—Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 26 Mar. 2025
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Paul Lamkin, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
Listen to this article 8 min A four-woman squad of Presque Isle High School student athletes helped lead a march on Maine's state Capitol building in Augusta last week.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2025
The mutually beneficial alliance between Tehran and Damascus ended abruptly in December, after an anti-Assad coalition led by the rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) carried out a lightning march on Damascus, taking the capital without meeting serious resistance.
—Dana Stroul, Foreign Affairs, 2 Apr. 2025
Statham reunites with director David Ayer after their last hit together, The Beekeeper, for this formulaic but effective actioner that might well have starred Sylvester Stallone decades ago (sorry, Sly, but the years are marching on).
—Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 26 Mar. 2025
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“March on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/march%20on. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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