sit tight

VERB

be patient, wait

Synonyms

STRONGEST

stick around

WEAK

anticipate bide one's time cool it fill time hang around hang out hold on hold the phone keep your shirt on lie in wait lie low linger mark time put on hold stall stand by stay put

Example Sentences

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Maybe the best thing for you to do is to just sit tight until SpaceX has a trading history.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

Kavukcuoglu agreed to sit tight for the moment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

The message to her is that if there isn’t anything good out there to buy, investors should just sit tight and be patient— such as bide time in T-bills.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 19, 2025

If you're far away from retirement age, then sit tight because pensions are a long-term investment.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2025

“Listen—I got to shove off, but Trouble’s on his way. You sit tight, and he’ll make everything right. Just you wait and see.”

From "Dragons in a Bag" by Zetta Elliott

sit tight

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