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
Haris (1)	-	Bosnian, Urdu, Arabic
Schuyler	SKIE-lər	English
Ilmari	EEL-mah-ree	Finnish
Gwynfor	-	Welsh
Urias	-	Biblical Latin
Piet	PEET	Dutch