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
Rufinus	-	Ancient Roman
Carlinhos	-	Portuguese
Marieke	mah-REE-kə	Dutch
Eligia	e-LEEG-yah (Polish)	Polish, Late Roman
Jesusa	-	Spanish
Yvette	ee-VET (French), i-VET (English)	French, English