steady on
idiom
British, informal
—used to tell someone to be calmer, to stop thinking or saying foolish or unreasonable things, etc.
"Everything's going wrong!" "Steady on, now. It's not as bad as that."
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The Fed, meanwhile, held rates steady on Wednesday, in line with expectations, with Chair Jerome Powell saying there would be no rush to cut them again.
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Anmol Choubey, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
Listen to this article San Diego Unified School District students’ performance in math and reading has stayed relatively steady on national tests this year, and their scores have nearly returned to pre-pandemic levels in fourth-grade math, new standardized test data shows.
—Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Jan. 2025
The Fed held its benchmark rate steady on Wednesday at its current range between 4.25% to 4.5%, a move that was forecast by a majority of economists polled by FactSet.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2025
The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday, just days after President Donald Trump called on the central bank to lower them.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 29 Jan. 2025
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Anmol Choubey, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
Listen to this article San Diego Unified School District students’ performance in math and reading has stayed relatively steady on national tests this year, and their scores have nearly returned to pre-pandemic levels in fourth-grade math, new standardized test data shows.
—Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Jan. 2025
The Fed held its benchmark rate steady on Wednesday at its current range between 4.25% to 4.5%, a move that was forecast by a majority of economists polled by FactSet.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2025
The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday, just days after President Donald Trump called on the central bank to lower them.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 29 Jan. 2025
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“Steady on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/steady%20on. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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