hang in
verb
hung in; hanging in; hangs in
informal
: to refuse to be discouraged or intimidated : to keep going, trying, or working in a difficult situation
… did not hang in long enough to win even a battle.—
Marvin E. Frankel
Marvin E. FrankelHoping to hang in until some series he works on runs five years and makes him $50 million in syndication …—Chris Chase
—often used in the phrase hang in thereChris ChaseIf there was ever a mismatched couple it was this one, but the children begged them to hang in there.—Joseph Wambaugh
Joseph WambaughIf she hung in there long enough, he would change. It just took a lot of patience with a little reasoning.—Gloria Naylor
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After Sunday’s game, there was a locker in the Giants clubhouse with a No. 88 jersey hanging in it.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 28 July 2025
If only there was video evidence of Epstein, who died by hanging in his jail cell in 2019, denying Trump’s presence when around female minors, Oliver said, proceeding to play a clip of Epstein refusing to answer the question by evoking his Fifth, Sixth and Fourteenth Amendment rights.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 27 July 2025
But today the agency faces significant financial cuts, and its survival hangs in the balance as political pressures threaten to dismantle the system altogether.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 July 2025
Despite the Free Jacks winning three straight championships, every league match hangs in the balance until the 80th minute.
—Vitas Carosella, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
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Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 28 July 2025
If only there was video evidence of Epstein, who died by hanging in his jail cell in 2019, denying Trump’s presence when around female minors, Oliver said, proceeding to play a clip of Epstein refusing to answer the question by evoking his Fifth, Sixth and Fourteenth Amendment rights.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 27 July 2025
But today the agency faces significant financial cuts, and its survival hangs in the balance as political pressures threaten to dismantle the system altogether.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 July 2025
Despite the Free Jacks winning three straight championships, every league match hangs in the balance until the 80th minute.
—Vitas Carosella, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
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“Hang in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hang%20in. Accessed 1 Aug. 2025.
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