sit tight

Example Sentences

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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, 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

"You just sit tight here a minute," he says.

From "Freak The Mighty" by Rodman Philbrick