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press ahead/forward/on

Phrasal Verb with press
 
 
/pres/ verb

Definition

to continue to do something in a determined way: They're determined to press ahead with their plans despite opposition.
(Definition of press ahead/forward/on from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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