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stay up for

VERB

wait

Synonyms

STRONGEST

await delay expect hang linger remain stand by stay stick around watch

STRONG

abide anticipate bide dally foresee stall tarry

WEAK

bide one's time cool it fill time hang around hang onto your hat hang out hold back hold everything hold on hold the phone hole up keep shirt on lie in wait lie low look for look forward to mark time put on hold save it sit tight sit up for sweat it

Antonyms

STRONGEST

advance go hurry leave rush

STRONG

carry on move

WEAK

carry out do forge forward go ahead

Example Sentences

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They thought it would stay up for a year or two, at best.

From Washington Times • Jun. 27, 2023

But whenever Adama visited, his mother said, they’d stay up for hours talking about her life as a girl and his plans for the future.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 2, 2023

When months went by and the company never answered, he and a few neighbors got together to stay up for 24-hour shifts, watch the tracks, and count.

From Salon • Mar. 3, 2023

Analysts expect the cost of gas to stay up for now, but lawmakers are discussing relief options.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2022

“You and Papa go on to bed. I think I’ll stay up for a while. I couldn’t sleep anyway.”

From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls

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