stay the course
idiom
: to continue with a process, effort, etc., even though it is difficult
We'll succeed in the end if we just stay the course.
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The snowball method is best for people who need to see results to stay the course in their debt management journey, Rossman says.
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Judy Lagrou, CNBC, 18 Apr. 2025
Even if that happens, the team needs to stay the course and take a defender.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
In essence, Bates will be here through 2026, and then the Commanders either renegotiate new contract terms to lower the cap charge, release him or stay the course.
—Ben Standig, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
But Preckwinkle and other property tax leaders opted to stay the course to avoid more delays, according to heated correspondence obtained under the Freedom of Information Act.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 10 Apr. 2025
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Judy Lagrou, CNBC, 18 Apr. 2025
Even if that happens, the team needs to stay the course and take a defender.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
In essence, Bates will be here through 2026, and then the Commanders either renegotiate new contract terms to lower the cap charge, release him or stay the course.
—Ben Standig, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
But Preckwinkle and other property tax leaders opted to stay the course to avoid more delays, according to heated correspondence obtained under the Freedom of Information Act.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 10 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for stay the course
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“Stay the course.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stay%20the%20course. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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