don't quit

Stay the course

Don't quit is an imperative expression urging persistence—to keep going despite difficulty or discouragement.

It functions as encouragement or self-talk: Don't quit now, you're almost there.

The phrase emphasizes endurance over surrender, often appearing in motivational contexts alongside similar exhortations like "keep going" or "don't give up."

Related

resilience · grit · determination · never give up · tenacity · keep going · stay strong · stay the course · push through · dig deep · hold on · never surrender · tough it out · fight · struggle · overcome · willpower · courage

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Opposites
persistence vs. abandonment

don't quitgive up

Stop attempting something

quit · surrender · abandon · throw in the towel · walk away

encouragement vs. discouragement

don't quitwhy bother

Rhetorical dismissal of effort

don't bother · forget it · accept defeat · stop trying · let it go

Family

done, doing, undone, undoing, quit, quits, quitted, quitting, quitter

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G