Meanings
verbstay the distance (third-person singular simple present stays the distance, present participle staying the distance, simple past and past participle stayed the distance)
present singular third person stays the distance · participle present staying the distance · participle past stayed the distance · past stayed the distance
- Synonym of stay the course.
He was sure his girlfriend would stay the distance with her addiction treatment.
Synonyms: stay the course
Synonyms & antonyms
verbSynonym of stay the course.
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stay the distance. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stay%20the%20distance
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“stay the distance.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stay%20the%20distance. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stay the distance,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stay%20the%20distance.
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