stay behind
idiom
: to not leave at the present time
You can go on ahead. I'll stay behind to help clean up.
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All do so, apart from the titular madman, who has a mysterious reason to stay behind.
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Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 20 June 2025
After weeks of investigation, police announced in December that Kobayashi had merely decided to stay behind in California in November and then traveled by bus to Mexico.
—Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 6 June 2025
Conclusion In an era of technical innovation and rapid growth of AI, there’s no room to stay behind by restricting it.
—Ashish Sukhadeve, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
Studying with a toddler underfoot isn't easy, and training sessions had to be restructured so that one parent could stay behind.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 18 May 2025
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Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 20 June 2025
After weeks of investigation, police announced in December that Kobayashi had merely decided to stay behind in California in November and then traveled by bus to Mexico.
—Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 6 June 2025
Conclusion In an era of technical innovation and rapid growth of AI, there’s no room to stay behind by restricting it.
—Ashish Sukhadeve, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
Studying with a toddler underfoot isn't easy, and training sessions had to be restructured so that one parent could stay behind.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 18 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for stay behind
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“Stay behind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stay%20behind. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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