stay the course
Don't give up
Stay the course means to persist with a plan or approach despite difficulties or pressure to change.
The phrase comes from sailing—maintaining heading regardless of conditions—and now applies to any commitment that requires endurance: Critics urged a new strategy, but the president vowed to stay the course.
Often used in political and military contexts where abandoning a position would signal weakness.
- soldier onContinue despite difficulty
- persistContinue firmly onward
- carry onContinue doing something
- persevereContinue despite obstacles
- stick with itContinue despite difficulty
abide · long haul · forge ahead · go the distance · never give up · grit · resolve · stick to · hold the line · commitment · hang in there · fortitude · follow through · see it through · determination · patience · dig in · discipline
- perseverancepersist, never give up, tenacity, hang in there, endurance
- decisionschoice, make a decision, choices, yes, no
- focusfocus, concentration, attention, focal point, concentrate
- complacency phrasesgood enough, why bother, it is what it is, not my problem, whatever
- pep talkskeep going, you got this, hang in there, keep pushing, believe in yourself
- Reagan Eraevil empire, trust but verify, trickle down
stay the coursegive up
Stop attempting something
quit · throw in the towel · abandon · walk away · abandon ship
stay the coursechange course
Modify one's trajectory
vacillate · waver · reverse course · flip-flop · deviate
stay the coursepivot
Point of rotation
adapt · change tack · shift gears · recalibrate · cut one's losses
stay, course, stays, staying, stayed, courses, discourse, coursing, recourse