staying power



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]
See also: power, stay

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Shiphrah-Biblical
Shula-Arabic
RileyRIE-leeEnglish
Iskandar-Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
Yoshiyo-sheeJapanese
Shakeel-Arabic