sit tight
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
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