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.
Examples of march on in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
The players marched on to the field, jogged beneath the team’s blow-up tunnel, then sprinted between two lines formed by the 34 varsity cheerleaders.
—
Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Aug. 2025
The moon won't be there for the following days, but the planetary parade will march on in the sky throughout the end of August, according to NASA.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2025
The event included a parade and free concerts plus a march on the National Mall.
🏳️🌈 Icon spotlight: Harvey Milk was the first openly gay male politician elected to San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors in 1977.
—Andrew Torgan, CNN Money, 22 June 2025
As a consequence, the illiberal, unhinged right, now united behind Trump, has stolen a march on them.
—Book Marks
august 1, Literary Hub, 1 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for march on
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Aug. 2025
The moon won't be there for the following days, but the planetary parade will march on in the sky throughout the end of August, according to NASA.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2025
The event included a parade and free concerts plus a march on the National Mall.
🏳️🌈 Icon spotlight: Harvey Milk was the first openly gay male politician elected to San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors in 1977.
—Andrew Torgan, CNN Money, 22 June 2025
As a consequence, the illiberal, unhinged right, now united behind Trump, has stolen a march on them.
—Book Marks
august 1, Literary Hub, 1 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for march on
Cite this Entry
“March on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/march%20on. Accessed 1 Sep. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share