stay on

Verb

Meaning

continue in a place, position, or situation

Source: WordNet

remain continue stay tarry last live keep exist hold maintain stand survive extend delay pursue

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bolt come get leave escape flee

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stay abide bide hold over

Aim for the sky and you'll reach the ceiling. Aim for the ceiling and you'll stay on the floor. Bill Shankly

We should be wrong to demand that a critic must stay on the point all the time; it is enough if he remains in orbit around it. Kingsley Amis

The only thing that matters, at the end of a stay on earth, is how well did we love, what was the quality of our love? Richard Bach

Don't stay on the dew until the sun reaches its highest. Indonesian Proverb

He who thinks too much about every step he takes will stay on one leg all his life. Chinese Proverb

Speak highly of the lake, but stay on the bank. Ukrainian Proverb