sit tight

Example Sentences

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De Zerbi may prefer to bide his time and sit tight as opposed to taking on a salvage operation.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Take your cash out and miss the high returns—or sit tight and risk seeing the value of your investment decline even further?

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

Some advisers are telling their clients to sit tight for now, and that there is no need to file lawsuits before their bill is finalized.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 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

My only sensible plan was to sit tight, go to court, and hope for probation.

From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos