stay on

phrasal verb

stayed on; staying on; stays on

1

: 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.

2

: 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

The suspects were told to stay on the bus, but one jumped off and ran from the officers. —Jeff Capellini, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026

McCrery is staying on as a consultant. —Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 20 Jan. 2026

Riley stayed on the force, became the subject of at least two more administrative investigations and retired last year before the most recent probe could be completed. —Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2026

Some on Wall Street think the prospect of Trump gaining further control of the Fed Board of Governors and using that to steer monetary policy might convince Powell to stay on. —Jeff Cox, CNBC, 20 Jan. 2026

Rhymes for stay on

• anton
• argon
• axon
• baronne
• baryon
• baton
• boron
• buisson
• bygone
• capon
• cardon
• chiffon