to march on

Examples

• All

• United march on to the next round.

  The United Way (2021)

• But we are marching on .

  Blood Done Sign My Name (2010)

• We sure are getting more and more reasons to march on Washington by the day.

  Blog text (17)

• We sit here on our computers, and meanwhile, they march on with "The Plan."

  Blog text (30)

• Whose picture are many of these protesters holding up as they march on American interests?

  Blog text (30)

• You're the one that wants to march on Washington every five minutes.

  Fiction book (1999)

• We're marching on wall street to show 'em who's king!

  The Toast of New York (1937)

• INSIGHT civil servants are marching on Washington, DC and the president knows why.

• Gentlemen, l am pleased to announce... that we are at last ready to march on Osterlich.

  The Great Dictator (1940)

• Time always marches on, no matter what obstacles we face.

Synonyms

G

to go on

vsto march on

∞ 1.0

Keep happening or keep being done without stopping

adds a stronger sense of steady determination and inevitable progress over time

M

to move on

vsto march on

670 3.1

To start the next stage or activity and stop focusing on the past

emphasizes steady determined continuous forward motion often as inevitable passage

A

to advance

vsto march on

417 3.4

To help something move forward or become better

focuses on steady determined progress and also implies inevitable passage

P

to progress

vsto march on

209 2.5

Move forward or get better over time

focuses more on steady determined movement and inevitability than simple improvement

K

to keep it moving

vsto march on

• Informal

161 4.4

Move forward without stopping or slowing down

often highlights steady inevitable passage of time rather than avoiding delay

M

to move along

vsto march on

81 3.0

Go forward or leave a place when someone tells you to

describes steady determined continuation rather than action done mainly by instruction

M

to move ahead

vsto march on

61 2.7

To start or continue something so it gets closer to a goal

is used more for steady determined movement and inevitable passage of time

P

to push on

vsto march on

21 3.7

Move forward or keep going despite difficulty

stresses steady or inevitable progress over time rather than forceful effort

M

to march forward

vsto march on

3 3.7

To move forward steadily despite problems

is used more for describing inevitable passage of time rather than hardship

A

advancing

vsto march on

3.4

Moving forward or making progress slowly and steadily

emphasizes determined steady movement, often as inevitable passage of time

Antonyms

S

stop

310 1.0

An act when something ends or pauses

R

regress

1 8.1

A return to an earlier, less developed or worse state

How Steady

to forge

38 5.3

to press on

26 3.9

to march on

30 3.3

to continue

∞ 1.0

to move on

670 3.1

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology