stay on

phrasal verb

stayed on; staying on; stays on

: to continue to work at a job

She thought about retiring, but she finally decided to stay on for a few more years.

After she graduated, she stayed on at the college, working in the alumnae office.

: to continue taking (a medication, drug, etc.)

I have to stay on the antibiotics for a full two weeks.

Examples of stay on in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Which shows belong on your watch list, and which should have stayed on the Xbox? Streaming Gaming HOW MUCH THE INDUSTRIES ARE WORTH $544 billion Roughly 61 percent of the Pentagon’s 2024 budget. —

Adam Morganstern, Robb Report, 28 Apr. 2024 People with seasonal allergies should stay on top of their symptoms by starting their meds at the first signs of spring — even if those occur in February. —

Lisa Jarvis, Twin Cities, 26 Apr. 2024 Hundreds of demonstrators stayed on the campus quad throughout the day. —

Shawn Hubler, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2024 On Friday, after the encampment had been cleared, a lot of supporters stayed on the lawn, singing and giving speeches. —

Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2024 The woman died on the highway and the driver stayed on the scene, Camacho said. —

Omar Rodríguez Ortiz, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2024 An increase in the number of H-1B visas would encourage foreigners who earned engineering degrees in the U.S. to stay on after college. —

Journal Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2024 Teachers want to stay on track—but also to take a sick day from time to time, without the pressure to keep working via laptop camera. —

Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2024 Wade resigned from the case, allowing Willis to stay on it. —

Louis Casiano, Fox News, 18 Apr. 2024

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