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march

march

38 3.5
A slow, steady movement forward over time
  • noun
  • /mɑrtʃ/
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  • Even with challenges, the march of technology brings innovative solutions every year.
  • march of time
  • inexorable march
  • march of history

But he said, but there's one thing that we don't understand and that's this what he calls the feeling of relentless forward progression of the March of time.

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Examples

  • The relentless onward march of knowledge requires us to adapt and learn constantly.

  • Perhaps no one factor has been of greater importance in the forward march of American progress than Pennsylvania steel.

  • When science is on the march, nothing can stand in its way.

  • The will of the people and the march of history cannot be changed.

  • China is a society that will undergo many travails in its long march toward development.

    Academic text (1991)
  • The inexorable march towards smaller, faster, and more capable electronic systems has been breathtaking.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The relentless onward March of technology can sometimes leave us stranded with legacy gadgets.

  • The economy continues its relentless forward march, with strong growth in the construction trades.

Synonyms

advance
vsmarch
329 3.1

Progress toward a goal or a new discovery

is more about slow continuous development rather than general goal movement
progression
vsmarch
62 3.8

A process of moving forward or developing over time

is a steady continuous movement emphasizing gradual development over time

Antonyms

regression
  • Specialized
17 7.6

A return to an earlier, less developed state in behaviour or skills

1 6.5

Still water that does not move in pipes or lakes, causing poor quality

Compounds

5 1.0

The date when people celebrate Saint Patrick's Day, an Irish holiday

A public walk by many people to show they disagree and ask for change

A piece of music played during a wedding when the bride walks down the aisle

A public march where people demand equal rights for different races

2 3.0

A public event where people protest against war and call for peace

Slow, sad music played during a funeral procession

1 5.1

A marching pace faster than walking and slower than running at about 120 steps per minute

1 8.8

Slow, solemn music played at funerals and memorial services

slow march
  • Formal
1 4.9

A slow, formal walk people make during a ceremony or funeral

line of march
  • Jargon
7.4

An ordered group of people walking in a row

line of march
  • Jargon
6.8

The route a group follows during an organized parade

The time around March 20 when day and night are nearly equal and spring begins in the Northern Hemisphere

A famous American band leader who wrote many military marches

1.0

The middle of March, usually around the 15th

Brisk music with a steady beat that helps soldiers walk together in parades

hunger march
  • Archaic
6.5

A march of people without work to demand jobs or food

6.3

Music with a steady marching beat played during a formal procession

6.8

A piece of music that people play while they leave a formal ceremony like a wedding

How Fast

surge
143 4.2
march
38 3.5
to advance
417 3.4
to drift
331 2.9
creep
  • Specialized
10 8.6
stagnation
1 6.5

Surface Forms

march singular
marches plural

Etymology

March meaning a steady advance, as in the 'march of time', comes from the idea of walking step by step from Old French marcher 'to walk'. That's why this use pictures progress as a slow, regular movement forward.