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 Things are complicated by police rules requiring them to stay on location. —

Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Oct. 2024 Different groups of friends and family would come stay on the farm and visit Joanna. —

Belinda Luscombe, TIME, 8 Oct. 2024 Jeppe Hein’s family stayed on the property over the summer. —

Kate Dwyer, ARTnews.com, 8 Oct. 2024 Kaitlyn Dever is staying on top of her screenings after losing her mother to breast cancer. —

Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 8 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for stay on

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