press on
verb
1 press on
Continue moving forward.
synonyms: plough on, push on.
Roget 684:
haste,
hasten;
make haste,
make a dash
etc.
n.;
hurry on,
dash on,
whip on,
push on,
press on,
press forward;
hurry,
skurry†,
scuttle along,
barrel along,
bundle on,
dart to and fro,
bustle,
flutter,
scramble;
plunge,
plunge headlong;
dash off;
rush
etc.
(violence)
173;
express.
bestir oneself
etc.
(be active)
682;
lose no time,
lose not a moment,
lose not an instant;
make short work of;
make the best of one's time,
make the best of one's way.
be precipitate
etc.
adj.;
jump at,
be in haste,
be in a hurry
etc.
n.;
have no time,
have not a moment to lose,
have not a moment to spare;
work against time.
quicken
etc.
274;
accelerate,
expedite,
put on,
precipitate,
urge,
whip;
railroad.
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Roget 622:
pursue,
prosecute,
follow;
run after,
make after,
be after,
hunt after,
prowl after;
shadow;
carry on
etc.
(do)
680;
engage in
etc.
(undertake)
676;
set about
etc.
(begin)
66;
endeavor
etc.
675;
court
etc.
(request)
765;
seek
etc.
(search)
461;
aim at
etc.
(intention)
620;
follow the trail
etc.
(trace)
461;
fish for
etc.
(experiment)
463;
press on
etc.
(haste)
684;
run a race
etc.
(velocity)
274.
chase,
give chase,
course,
dog,
hunt,
hound;
tread on the heels,
follow on the heels of,
etc.
(sequence)
281.
rush upon;
rush headlong
etc.
(violence)
173,
ride full tilt at,
run full tilt at;
make a leap at,
jump at,
snatch at run down;
start game.
tread a path;
take a course,
hold a course;
shape one's steps,
direct one's steps,
bend one's steps,
course;
play a game;
fight one's way,
elbow one's way;
follow up;
take to,
take up;
go in for;
ride one's hobby.
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Roget 282:
advance;
proceed,
progress;
get on,
get along,
get over the ground;
gain ground;
forge ahead;
jog on,
rub on,
wag on;
go with the stream;
keep one's course,
hold on one's course;
go on,
move on,
come one,
get on,
pass on,
push on,
press on,
go forward,
move forward,
come forward,
get forward,
pass forward,
push forward,
press forward,
go forwards,
move forwards,
come forwards,
get forwards,
pass forwards,
push forwards,
press forwards,
go ahead,
move ahead,
come ahead,
get ahead,
pass ahead,
push ahead,
press ahead;
make one's way,
work one's way,
carve one's way,
push one's way,
force one's way,
edge one's way,
elbow one's way;
make progress,
make head,
make way,
make headway,
make advances,
make strides,
make rapid strides
etc.
(velocity)
274;
go ahead,
shoot ahead;
distance;
make up leeway.
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Roget 109:
elapse,
lapse,
flow,
run,
proceed,
advance,
pass;
roll on,
wear on,
press on;
flit,
fly,
slip,
slide,
glide;
run its course.
run out,
expire;
go by,
pass by;
be past
etc.
122.
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Dutch: opdringen
Moby thesaurus: advance, bundle, bustle, chase, continue, crowd, dash, dash off, dash on, double-time, drive, drive on, elapse, endure, expire, festinate, flit, flow, flow on, fly, forge ahead, get going, get moving, glide, go ahead, go all out, go by, go on, go slow, hasten, hurry, hurry on, hurry through, hurry up, hurry-scurry, hustle, inch forward, lapse, last, leap, lose no time, make haste, make things hum, move quickly, muddle through, pass, pass by, plunge, post, press forward, proceed, push, push forward, push on, race, roll on, run, run its course, run on, run out, rush, rush through, scamper, scramble, scurry, scuttle, shoot ahead, slide, slip, spurt, step lively, tear ... show more.
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