advance on

advance (up)on someone or something

to move toward someone or something. (Typically in military maneuvers or in team sports, such as American football. Upon is more formal and less commonly used than on.) They advanced upon the town, firing their rifles and shouting.

advance on

or advance upon

To move increasingly closer to someone or something: On the last lap of the race, I looked back and saw the other runners advancing on me. The army advanced upon the enemy's position.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Abd Al-Hamid	-	Arabic
Channing	CHAN-ing	English (Modern)
ConcepciÓN	kawn-thep-THYON (Spanish), kawn-sep-SYON (Latin American Spanish)	Spanish
Gyda	-	Danish
Erja	ER-yah	Finnish
Godofredo	go-dho-FRE-do (Spanish)	Spanish, Portuguese