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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Time has marched on, and not everyone has continued on that walk.
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Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 25 July 2025
Pride march on June 28 in San Salvador, El SalvadorPhotograph: Natalia Alberto
Steven Rodríguez traveled more than 40 miles from his home in Santa Ana, in western El Salvador, to attend the Pride march in the capital on June 28.
—Carmen Valeria Escobar, Wired News, 3 July 2025
So these quests march on even as the crack of explosions grows louder.
—Carole V. Bell, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025
King later appeared in the paper for one of his most famous marches, the 1965 march on Selma.
—Gabrielle Chenault, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 25 July 2025
Pride march on June 28 in San Salvador, El SalvadorPhotograph: Natalia Alberto
Steven Rodríguez traveled more than 40 miles from his home in Santa Ana, in western El Salvador, to attend the Pride march in the capital on June 28.
—Carmen Valeria Escobar, Wired News, 3 July 2025
So these quests march on even as the crack of explosions grows louder.
—Carole V. Bell, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025
King later appeared in the paper for one of his most famous marches, the 1965 march on Selma.
—Gabrielle Chenault, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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“March on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/march%20on. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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