plod on
Continue despite tedium
To plod on is to continue moving or working slowly and steadily despite difficulty or tedium.
The phrase emphasizes persistence through drudgery rather than progress through skill: We plod on through the paperwork, She plodded on despite her exhaustion.
It suggests weary determination—neither giving up nor making dramatic headway.
- trudgeWalk slowly, heavily
- persistContinue firmly onward
- slogLaborious persistent effort
- hard slogProlonged difficult effort
- grindCrush into particles
persevere · weary · march · endure · soldier on · keep going · steady · laborious · drag · heavy · footsteps · mud · tireless · onward · relentless · monotonous · day in day out · wear on
persistence/continuation
plod onquit
Cease doing something
give up · stop · abandon · throw in the towel · call it quits
manner/enthusiasm
plod onsail through
Accomplish with ease
breeze through · skip · spring forward · glide · leap forward