MARCH ON

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Move forward, also in the metaphorical sense

Example:

Time marches on

Synonyms:

advance; go on; march on; move on; pass on; progress

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "march on" is one way to...):

go; locomote; move; travel (change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "march on"):

forge (move ahead steadily)

penetrate (make one's way deeper into or through)

creep up; sneak up (advance stealthily or unnoticed)

encroach; impinge; infringe (advance beyond the usual limit)

plough on; press on; push on (continue moving forward)

string; string along (move or come along)

close in; draw in (advance or converge on)

edge; inch (advance slowly, as if by inches)

rachet up; ratchet; ratchet down (move by degrees in one direction only)

Sentence frames:

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