staying power

The ability to endure or last, as in I'm not sure that this young novelist will have staying power, or Our candidate definitely has staying power. This expression comes from racing, where it means "the strength to maintain speed through a race." [Second half of 1800s]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Lazar	LAH-zahr (Russian, Serbian, Croatian)	Russian, Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian
Attilio	-	Italian
Kuzman	-	Bulgarian, Serbian, Macedonian
Dionisio	dyo-NEE-syo (Spanish), dyo-NEE-zyo (Italian)	Spanish, Italian
Julian	JOO-lee-ən (English), JOOL-yən (English), YUWL-yahn (Polish), YOO-lee-ahn (German)	English, Polish, German
Nereus	NEER-oos (English), NEER-ee-əs (English)	Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek