push on

verb

pushed on; pushing on; pushes on

intransitive verb

: to continue on one's way : proceed

Synonyms

• move
• exit
• depart
• get
• go
• push off
• pull out
• take a walk
• walk out
• peel off
• get off
• run along
• shove (off)
• cut out
• escape
• evacuate
• step (along)
• take off

Examples of push on in a Sentence

the party was getting deadly dull, so it was time to push on

Recent Examples on the Web

Thus, besides not starting delusional thinking, the AI ought to detect it, ought to warn the user, and then proceed further if the user continues to push on the delusion. —Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025

In the interim, First Steps’ 111 residents are navigating what has become an active construction site as the project pushes on. —Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2025

Vice President Vance said imposing new sanctions on Russia to put pressure on President Vladimir Putin to end the war in Ukraine are not off the table, saying the United States has options to push on Moscow. —Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 24 Aug. 2025

The entity tasked with building the legal framework — Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) — is pushing on multiple fronts. —Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 18 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1602, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for push on

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