press on

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press on

verb presses on · pressing on · pressed on

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.
Similar: press ahead

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verb continue to advance

Русский	упорствовать uporstvovatʹ

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@misc{press_on_2026,
  title = {press on},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/press%20on},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}