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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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Kavukcuoglu agreed to sit tight for the moment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

"Originally we thought 'Well, that seems expensive, let's sit tight for five minutes and see what happens'," he said.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

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

I told him to sit tight and stay where he was most needed.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins