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

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stay up for

I’ve been abroad for a couple weeks now, and I got in yesterday and I was fighting so hard to stay up for as long as possible, but I couldn’t.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

It is a dilemma plenty of people in the UK will be wrestling with over the next few weeks - stay up for the match, or catch up the morning after.

From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026

"There's going to be one more hike before year-end and we're going to see rates stay up for a while because inflation is not yet close to their target."

From Reuters ● Sep. 18, 2023

The Summer Show will stay up for six weeks, which, given the seasonal transition happening now, could be enough time for someone to see changes in the art from opening to close.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 29, 2023

“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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