stay connected

Meaning

To maintain a stable internet or network connection, or to keep in touch with friends, family, and colleagues. In technology, it often refers to devices remaining linked to Wi-Fi or cellular data.

Examples

• This portable hotspot helps you stay connected even when traveling abroad.

  This portable hotspot helps you stay connected even when traveling abroad.

• We bought a local SIM card to stay connected during our road trip.

  We bought a local SIM card to stay connected during our road trip.

• Social media makes it incredibly easy to stay connected with old classmates.

  Social media makes it incredibly easy to stay connected with old classmates.

• My laptop struggles to stay connected to the office Wi-Fi network.

  My laptop struggles to stay connected to the office Wi-Fi network.

• Good communication is key to staying connected with your remote team.

  Good communication is key to staying connected with your remote team.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ I need internet to stay connect with my family.

  ✓ I need internet to stay connected with my family.

  'Connected' must be in the past participle form (adjective) after the linking verb 'stay'.

• ✗ We stayed connected to each other by email.

  ✓ We stayed connected with each other by email.

  Use 'connected with' for people/relationships and 'connected to' for networks, devices, or Wi-Fi.

Related Expressions

Practice

• A stable Wi-Fi network is essential if you want to ___ while working remotely.

  💡 Keep an active online connection.

  Show answer

  stay connected

• Even though we moved to different cities, we managed to ___.

  💡 Keep in touch or maintain contact.

  Show answer

  stay connected