steady on

phrase

British, informal

—used to tell someone to be calmer, to stop thinking or saying foolish or unreasonable things, etc.

"Everything's going wrong!" "Steady on, now. It's not as bad as that."

Examples of steady on in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Though the Fed help interest rates steady on Wednesday, three officials on the rate-setting committee voted for a hike to combat price pressures. — Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 30 July 2026

The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday as the economy weathers resurgent inflation set off by the Iran war. — Max Zahn, ABC News, 29 July 2026

Serena Williams made her anticipated return to professional women’s singles tennis at Wimbledon on Tuesday with tennis shoes from her longtime partner Nike helping to keep her steady on the court. — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 30 June 2026

Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Treasury yields held steady on Monday after Friday's nonfarm payrolls report for March came in stronger than expected. — Sean Conlon,anniek Bao, CNBC, 6 Apr. 2026

Rhymes for steady on

• aileron
• antiphon
• autobahn
• carillon
• castellan
• celadon
• cephalon
• cynodon
• denouement
• deuteron
• echelon
• epsilon