Synonyms for stay the course
- endure
- hold on
- keep going
- persist
- press on
- proceed
- pursue
- stand firm
- continue
- maintain
- remain
- be determined
- be resolved
- be stubborn
- carry on
- go for broke
- go for it
- go on
- hang in
- hang tough
- hold fast
- keep driving
- keep on
- leave no stone unturned
- plug away
- see it through
- stick with it
Antonyms for stay the course
WORD ORIGIN
"to remain," mid-15c., from Middle French estai-, stem of ester "to stay or stand," from Old French, from Latin stare "to stand" (cf. Italian stare, Spanish estar "to stand, to be"), from PIE root *sta- "to stand" (see stet). Originally "come to a halt;" sense of "remain" is first recorded 1570s.
Noun senses of "appliance for stopping," "period of remaining in a place," and (judicial) "suspension of proceeding" all developed 1525-1550. Stay-at-home (adj.) is from 1806. Stay put is first recorded 1843, American English. "To stay put is to keep still, remain in order. A vulgar expression" [Bartlett]. Phrase stay the course is originally (1885) in reference to horses holding out till the end of a race.