verb
- to stay longer than someone else or longer than expected
- to stay beyond the limits of what is welcome or appropriate
Usage: often used in the phrase ‘outstay one’s welcome’
Examples
- The guests decided to outstay the other party-goers.
- Don’t outstay your welcome at their house.
- He tends to outstay his visits by several hours.
- The team managed to outstay their opponents in the final period.
- She didn’t want to outstay her time at the conference.
- They outstayed the storm by remaining in the shelter.