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

And red caps no longer stayed on. —Troy Renck, Denver Post, 31 May 2026

The pills’ effects eventually wane but recipients used them for significantly longer than the comparison group stayed on chemotherapy, reporting less pain and a better quality of life as their tumors shrank. —CNN Money, 31 May 2026

If anything, the uncertainty over the future of Edwards and Hughes seemed like Slot’s best hope of staying on. —Oliver Kay, New York Times, 31 May 2026

The key insight is that becoming a continuous learning needs support from other dimensions such as the accountability to apply learning and stay on task. —Mary Crossan, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026

Rhymes for stay on

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