stay on

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

While driving - Stick to the middle lanes and stay on elevated ground. —Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 3 May 2026

Because of helium leaks and thruster failures after launching from Cape Canaveral, NASA opted to send Starliner back to Earth without its two crew, who stayed on board the space station eventually flying home on a SpaceX Crew Dragon and having remained in space for 10 months. —Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 May 2026

Erik Greupner is staying on as CEO and will keep the majority of his equity in the team, which was said by sources to be around 4%. —Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2026

The water stays on the surface. —David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 2 May 2026

Rhymes for stay on

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