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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

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For now, sit tight and watch the senior loan fund.

From Barron's • Mar. 2, 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, he said he knows to sit tight through market downturns, and the value of his portfolio has grown to five figures.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

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

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2025

Roy told them to sit tight, and then returned to the field.

From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green