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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Limped after the first sack, but hung in there.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Nov. 2025
With a postseason berth hanging in the balance, Florida’s youth corps will need to perform.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 10 Nov. 2025
Only this time, their friendship and the fate of Oz hang in the balance.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 9 Nov. 2025
Netanyahu said the country would continue trying to bring home the bodies of Israelis still being held across enemy lines, such as Eli Cohen, an Israeli spy hung in Damascus in 1965.
—NPR, 9 Nov. 2025
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Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Nov. 2025
With a postseason berth hanging in the balance, Florida’s youth corps will need to perform.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 10 Nov. 2025
Only this time, their friendship and the fate of Oz hang in the balance.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 9 Nov. 2025
Netanyahu said the country would continue trying to bring home the bodies of Israelis still being held across enemy lines, such as Eli Cohen, an Israeli spy hung in Damascus in 1965.
—NPR, 9 Nov. 2025
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“Hang in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hang%20in. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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