pressing on

Verb

press on (third-person singular simple present presses on, present participle pressing on, simple past and past participle pressed on)

1. (idiomatic) To persist, to continue to advance.
   • British Railways are, however, pressing on with the introduction of standard equipment, and in this, the fourth year of unified working, standard locomotives and rolling stock will be coming into service in considerable numbers.1951 April, D. S. Barrie, “British Railways: A Survey, 1948-1950”, in Railway Magazine, number 600, page 225

   Synonyms:

   press ahead