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march on
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. |  march on - move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; "Time marches on"advance, move on, progress, pass on, go ongo, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"forge - move ahead steadily; "He forged ahead"penetrate - make one's way deeper into or through; "The hikers did not manage to penetrate the dense forest"creep up, sneak up - advance stealthily or unnoticed; "Age creeps up on you"encroach, impinge, infringe - advance beyond the usual limitplough on, press on, push on - continue moving forwardstring along, string - move or come alongoverhaul, overtake, pass - travel past; "The sports car passed all the trucks"close in, draw in - advance or converge on; "The police were closing in on him"edge, inch - advance slowly, as if by inches; "He edged towards the car"rachet up, ratchet, ratchet down - move by degrees in one direction only; "a ratcheting lopping tool"elapse, glide by, go by, slide by, slip by, slip away, go along, pass, lapse - pass by; "three years elapsed" |
march on
march on1. To continue walking or marching forward. We had no choice but to march on, despite the rain.2. To continue doing something or making progress. We've run into a few problems with the software, but we're still marching on to meet our December deadline.3. To move forward unabated or unhindered. Each day marches on, and before we know it, we're in our 50s with all the promise of our youth behind us.See also: march, onmarch on 1. Lit. to continue marching. Please march on. Don't stop here; there are other parts of the parade coming along behind you. Let's march on. We have a long way to go. 2. Fig. [for time] to continue. Time marches on. We are all getting older. As the day marches on, try to get everything completed.See also: march, onmarch onv.1. To continue to march: The militia marched on despite the jeers from the people on the sidewalk.2. To assemble and walk to some place in order to express an opinion, especially opposition, to people of power there: The employees' union marched on the state capitol.See also: march, onmarch on
Synonyms for march onverb move forward, also in the metaphorical senseSynonyms- advance
- move on
- progress
- pass on
- go on
Related Words- go
- locomote
- move
- travel
- forge
- penetrate
- creep up
- sneak up
- encroach
- impinge
- infringe
- plough on
- press on
- push on
- string along
- string
- overhaul
- overtake
- pass
- close in
- draw in
- edge
- inch
- rachet up
- ratchet
- ratchet down
- elapse
- glide by
- go by
- slide by
- slip by
- slip away
- go along
- lapse
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