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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Annie Blackman, Allure, 27 Dec. 2024
The first is Brittany, who stayed up late to watch and write about Pete Buttigieg's remarks so the rest of us could go to bed early.
—Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Dec. 2024
Spears stayed up top for three seconds and eventually was thrown down in the back half of the end zone.
—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
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Annie Blackman, Allure, 27 Dec. 2024
The first is Brittany, who stayed up late to watch and write about Pete Buttigieg's remarks so the rest of us could go to bed early.
—Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Dec. 2024
Spears stayed up top for three seconds and eventually was thrown down in the back half of the end zone.
—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
See all Example Sentences for stay up
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“Stay up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stay%20up. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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