Dic: proceed as a verb

1. proceed with sth:
_ to continue doing sth that has already been started;
_ to continue being done.

• We’re not sure whether we still want to proceed with the sale. 
• Work is proceeding slowly.

... OALD

3. If an activity, process, or event proceeds, it goes on and does not stop.

• The ideas were not new. Their development had proceeded steadily since the war.

2. If you proceed with a course of action, you continue with it.[FORMAL]

• The group proceeded with a march they knew would lead to bloodshed.
• The trial has been delayed until November because the defence is not ready to proceed.

... Cobuild

1. To go forward or onward, especially after an interruption; continue:

• proceeded to his destination; 
• paused to clear her throat, then proceeded.

3. To move on in an orderly manner:

• Business proceeded as usual.

.... The American Heritage