to hang tight

Examples

• All

• Please, just hang tight, Mr. Salisbury, we'll be right there.

  The Watch (2012)

• Please hang tight; the meeting will start shortly.

• Can you just hang tight for me, please?

  The Alpines (2021)

• All right, hang tight, guys.

  Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024)

• So hang tight, enjoy the video, and let's have some fun.

• I'm just gonna hang tight here, wait for the cops to come.

  Fortress (2021)

• I am sure the future will be brighter, but for now hang tight!

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• Y'all just hang tight now, alright?

  Shark Bait (2022)

• Customers who haven't received an email from us about Monday's outage—please hang tight, your special offer is coming in the next few days.

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• In the "Snooki & JWOWW" bonus scene below, JWOWW wants to get her Jersey City bungalow spic and span before her boyfriend arrives for date night, but when he finally knocks on the front door and she's not done, she tells him to hang tight while she finishes up.

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Synonyms

W

to wait

vsto hang tight

∞ 1.0

To stay in one place or delay action until something happens

focuses on calm patient staying in place during uncertainty rather than general delay

H

to hold on

vsto hang tight

• Informal

∞ 1.3

To wait for a short time during a phone call

means patient calm waiting during uncertainty rather than a very short pause

H

to hang on

vsto hang tight

• Informal

111 3.4

To wait a short time or keep going through a hard time

refers to waiting patiently through uncertain delays rather than brief pauses or endurance

S

to sit tight

vsto hang tight

• Informal

80 3.7

To wait patiently and not act

is used for patient calm waiting during uncertain delays rather than action

H

to hold off

vsto hang tight

78 3.8

To wait before doing something

emphasizes patient calm waiting during uncertainty rather than intentional postponement of action

H

to hold on a second

vsto hang tight

• Informal

75 1.2

Ask someone to wait for a short time

refers to patient calm waiting during uncertain delay rather than a momentary pause

W

to wait around

vsto hang tight

• Informal

71 2.5

To spend time doing nothing while waiting for someone or something

involves calm patient remaining during uncertainty rather than idle lingering or boredom

H

to hang about

vsto hang tight

• UK

3 4.4

To stay in a place without a clear reason

focuses on calm patient waiting during uncertainty rather than purposeless lingering

C

to cool one's heels

vsto hang tight

• Archaic

3 7.9

To wait somewhere for a long time feeling impatient

describes calm patient waiting during uncertainty rather than being made impatient while waiting

H

to hold one's horses

vsto hang tight

• Informal

1 7.2

Tell someone to wait and be patient

encourages patient calm waiting during uncertainty rather than warning someone to slow down

H

to hang fire

vsto hang tight

• Informal

1 8.0

To delay making a decision or taking action

focuses on calm patient waiting during uncertainty rather than intentional postponement

K

to kick one's heels

vsto hang tight

• Informal

7.8

To wait doing nothing because you are delayed or bored

means calm patient waiting during uncertainty rather than bored, forced waiting

Antonyms

R

to rush

403 1.0

To make a person or thing move quickly

P

to panic

272 2.3

To feel sudden fear and lose the ability to think or act calmly

How Patient

to bide one's time

• Informal

7.5

to sit tight

• Informal

80 3.7

to hang tight

• Informal

22 7.4

to wait

∞ 1.0

to hang on

• Informal

111 3.4

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology