press on

verb

pressed on; pressing on; presses on

1

: to continue moving forward in a forceful or steady way

The troops pressed on in spite of the snow.

2

: to continue to do something especially in a determined way

Now that we have answered that question, let's press on.

Examples of press on in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The overall number of missing in the prefecture remains unknown, and search operations pressed on, with thousands of soldiers, police, rescue workers and sniffer dogs deployed. — Mari Yamaguchi, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2026

One potential industry partner with deep pockets, Blue Origin, has instead decided to press on with development of its own in-house crew vehicle. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 29 July 2026

But demonstrators vowed Friday to press on despite Sonam Wangchuk’s decision to end his fast, as the protests spread from New Dehli to other cities around the country including Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru and Ahmedabad. — Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 24 July 2026

Rodri has been the last player to press when his team have regained the ball in a counter-press on nine different occasions, one clear of new City teammate Elliot Anderson. — Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 19 July 2026

Rhymes for press on

• anton
• argon
• axon
• baronne
• baryon
• baton
• boron
• buisson
• bygone
• capon
• cardon
• chiffon