The phrase "pressed to perform" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where someone is under pressure to achieve results or meet expectations.
Example: "With the deadline approaching, the team felt pressed to perform at their best."
Alternatives: "under pressure to deliver" or "compelled to succeed."
Yesterday, it should be said, there was scant whiff of failure in the air at the State Department, as General Powell appeared before the press to perform the funeral rites of Iraq diplomacy, minutes after the debacle in New York had been sealed when Britain, America and Spain withdrew their joint resolution to the UN.
But when the regime becomes responsible for appointing its own critics, the public eye which should watch, observe and report malpractices, flaws and shortcomings; how can we expect the media and the press to perform these vital functions?
However, at the press conference, which followed the match, O'Sullivan was heard making some lewd remarks inviting a member of the press to perform fellatio on him, then laughing with the World Snooker media spokesman.
An integral feature of fighting games includes the use of "special attacks", also called "secret moves", that employ complex combinations of button presses to perform a particular move beyond basic punching and kicking.
Obsessive-compulsive disorder patients reported experiencing a more intense premonitory urge to perform unnecessary habitual foot presses than control subjects, F1,48 = 7.016, p =.011.
Mr. Anderson also pressed Ellington to perform in Carnegie Hall.
She had an intimidating older sister and parents who continually pressed her to perform tasks she wasn't good at and didn't enjoy.
On the left, users can cut and paste lists of Entrez gene symbols and then press Submit to perform the enrichment analysis.
Unlike the previous games, where the player pressed two buttons to perform a grapple or an attack, players were able to place their opponents into a grapple position and then choose to perform a move by moving the directional buttons of their system's controller.
