save it

VERB

wait

Synonyms

STRONGEST

await delay expect hang linger remain stand by stay stick around watch

STRONG

abide anticipate bide dally foresee stall tarry

WEAK

bide one's time cool it fill time hang around hang onto your hat hang out hold back hold everything hold on hold the phone hole up keep shirt on lie in wait lie low look for look forward to mark time put on hold sit tight sit up for stay up for sweat it

Antonyms

STRONGEST

advance go hurry leave rush

STRONG

carry on move

WEAK

carry out do forge forward go ahead

Example Sentences

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“I’ve been looking at some Jordans, but then I thought that maybe it’s too much, maybe I should save it instead,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 24, 2026

I like to save it up, and I like a binge.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

“Sometimes it’s liquid & sometimes it has a jelly-like consistency, save it and freeze it and put it into the stock you make with the bones. It will give the broth a nice richness.”

From Salon • May 30, 2026

Thousands of people signed a petition to save it.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

Train claimed the real reason he was invited to the exposition was to save it by using his psychic powers to increase attendance.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

save it

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