2march noun
plural marches 1 [count] a : an act of walking together as an organized group : an act of marching
▪ The soldiers were ordered to begin their march. ; especially : an organized walk by a large group of people to support or protest something
▪ a protest march ▪ They led a march in support of affirmative action.
b : the distance covered by marching for a specified period of time
▪ The nearest town was a day's march away. 2 [singular] somewhat formal : forward movement or progress
▪ the march of time/civilization ▪ Time continues its march onward/forward. 3 [count] : a piece of music with a strong regular beat that is written to be played while people are marching
▪ They played the general's favorite march.
▪ The soldiers were ordered to begin their march. ; especially : an organized walk by a large group of people to support or protest something
▪ a protest march ▪ They led a march in support of affirmative action.
b : the distance covered by marching for a specified period of time
▪ The nearest town was a day's march away.
▪ the march of time/civilization ▪ Time continues its march onward/forward.
▪ They played the general's favorite march.
on the march 1 : marching toward a place
▪ Thousands of troops were on the march. 2 : going forward
▪ Time is on the march.
▪ Thousands of troops were on the march.
▪ Time is on the march.
steal a march on
chiefly Brit : to get ahead of or win an advantage over (someone) in an unexpected and clever way
▪ He stole a march on his competitors by being the first to put the product on the market.
▪ He stole a march on his competitors by being the first to put the product on the market.
