stay up

verb

stayed up; staying up; stays up

: to continue to be awake past the time when one usually goes to bed

Don't stay up past your bedtime.

She stayed up to watch the late movie.

Examples of stay up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

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Catch up on Select's in-depth coverage of personal finance, tech and tools, wellness and more, and follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter to stay up to date. — Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 8 July 2026

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Welcome to Tuesday’s edition of Washington Secrets, which arrives groggy after a day in the sun and a night staying up too late watching World Cup soccer. — Rob Crilly, The Washington Examiner, 30 June 2026

Rhymes for stay up

• backup
• blowup
• breakup
• buildup
• checkup
• cleanup
• holdup
• hookup
• lineup
• lockup
• makeup
• markup