stick around

Don't leave yet

Stick around means to stay in a place or situation rather than leaving.

It's casual and implies waiting or remaining available: Stick around after the show and I'll introduce you to the band.

The phrase suggests patience or lingering without urgency: I stuck around to see how it would end.

stay

remain

Stay in place

loiter · tarry · dwell · abide · bide · hover · hold on · stay put · await · stand by

endure

persist

Continue firmly onward

outlast · hang in there · weather · see it through · hold out · ride out · tough it out · keep at it · stay the course · wait it out

Categories
Opposites
presence/departure

stick aroundleave

Sanctioned time away

go · depart · take off · head out · split

commitment/engagement

stick aroundabandon

Leave behind permanently

give up · bail out · desert · walk away · cut and run

Family

stick, around, sticky, stuck, sticks, sticking, stickiness, stickler, unstick

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