stick around

British  

verb

1. informal (intr, adverb) to remain in a place, esp awaiting something

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stick around Idioms  

1. Remain, linger, as in I hope you'll stick around till the end. This idiom uses stick in the sense of “stay.” [Colloquial; early 1900s]

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Example Sentences

As disappointed buyers of Clorox, Peloton or Campbell Soup at the height of the pandemic will tell you, there’s no sense sticking around when a brief sales bonanza is welcomed with such fanfare.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Before moving here, I mean. If you like, we could stick around a while.”

From Literature

A big challenge for companies wanting to restructure is how to minimize disruption and maintain the morale of employees sticking around.

From The Wall Street Journal

Still, I was fortunate to get the chance at Bournemouth, and also lucky in that I received some good advice on how I might stick around.

From BBC

Meanwhile many businesses have already shifted supply chains and implemented plans to increase prices after the holiday season, meaning that increased costs and the resulting inflation will likely stick around.

From Barron's

Related Words

• continue
• endure
• go on
• hover
• last
• linger
• live
• persist
• prevail
• stand
• stop
• survive
• wait