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

Beaten by Penn State and LSU in back-to-back weeks, Gerry Faust resigned as Notre Dame head coach but stayed on for the 1985 season finale against Miami. — Dana Oneil, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2026

While Wood is staying on, plenty of questions remain about how Fox intends to structure executive teams in advertising, product and many other areas. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2026

Newsom’s successor, Democrat Xavier Becerra, has also committed to a stay on carrying out executions. — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 6 Nov. 2026

Kullengård will stay on at Göteborg until the end of next year’s 50th anniversary edition. — John Hopewell, Variety, 6 Nov. 2026

Rhymes for stay on

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