Definition of march on March on
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| march on - move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; "Time marches on" | ||
| advance, progress, pass on, move on, go on | ||
| move back, pull away, draw back, recede, retreat, pull back, retire, withdraw become faint or more distant; "the unhappy memories of her childhood receded as she grew older" | ||
| locomote, travel, move, go 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 make a copy of with the intent to deceive; "he faked the signature"; "they counterfeited dollar bills"; "She forged a Green Card" | ||
| penetrate come to understand | ||
| creep up, sneak up advance stealthily or unnoticed; "Age creeps up on you" | ||
| encroach, impinge, infringe advance beyond the usual limit | ||
| plough on, press on, push on continue moving forward | ||
| string along, string add as if on a string; "string these ideas together"; "string up these songs and you'll have a musical" | ||
| overhaul, overtake, pass make repairs, renovations, revisions or adjustments to; "You should overhaul your car engine"; "overhaul the health care system" | ||
| close in, draw in advance or converge on; "The police were closing in on him" | ||
| inch, edge provide with an edge; "edge a blade" | ||
| rachet up, ratchet, ratchet down move by degrees in one direction only; "a ratcheting lopping tool" | ||
| elapse, glide by, slide by, slip by, slip away, go along, go by, lapse, pass pass by; "three years elapsed" | ||
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