stay up
phrasal 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.
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Spears stayed up top for three seconds and eventually was thrown down in the back half of the end zone.
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Paul Dehner Jr., The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
And that statistic was from before Covid-19, when the stress and isolation of the pandemic resulted in alcohol use going up — and staying up.
—Andrea Kane, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
My mom had stayed up cleaning, throwing everything away in a daze.
—Maria Yagoda, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2024
Visa Options For Retiring In Belize Visitors from 142 countries can enter Belize and stay up to 30 days without a visa.
—Kathleen Peddicord, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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Paul Dehner Jr., The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
And that statistic was from before Covid-19, when the stress and isolation of the pandemic resulted in alcohol use going up — and staying up.
—Andrea Kane, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
My mom had stayed up cleaning, throwing everything away in a daze.
—Maria Yagoda, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2024
Visa Options For Retiring In Belize Visitors from 142 countries can enter Belize and stay up to 30 days without a visa.
—Kathleen Peddicord, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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“Stay up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stay%20up. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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