press ahead

English

Verb

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

1. (intransitive) To continue towards an objective
   • 1999 May 21, Alex Brummer, “Sir Peter throws the City meat to chew on”, in guardian.co.uk, retrieved 7 Jan. 2010:

     The decision to press ahead with the rationalisation, while there is still uncertainty about the bank's strategic direction, gives the City some red meat to chew on.

Synonyms

• press on

See also

• get ahead

Anagrams

• spearheads