stayed up

Didn't go down

Stayed up means remained awake past one's usual bedtime: We stayed up talking until 3 a.m. , The kids begged to stay up for the movie.

It can also mean something remained in an elevated position rather than falling: The decorations stayed up all year.

Related

early hours · bed · insomnia · can't sleep · yawning · night owl · fatigue · sleep deprivation · circadian rhythm · red eye · drowsiness · night shift · cramming · all-nighter · coffee · vigil · second wind · late night snack

Opposites
sleep timing

stayed upwent to sleep

Became unconscious voluntarily

hit the hay · hit the sack · turned in · went to bed · early to bed

wakefulness/consciousness

stayed upfell asleep

Entered unconscious rest

slept · dozed off · nodded off · passed out · conked out

vertical position/posture

stayed uplay down

Establish or recline

sat down · fell down · collapsed · reclined · went down

Family

stay, stays, staying, stayed, stay up, staycation, staycationing, staying up

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