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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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Takeoff is among the most dangerous moments as missile alerts force passengers to sit tight.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

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

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

Now I just need to sit tight and wait for my instructions.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler