hang tight

phrase

US, informal

: to wait before doing anything

Investors are being advised to hang tight until the stock market rebounds.

Examples of hang tight in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Despite the turnovers, Laguna Beach was able to hang tight with Notre Dame. — Dan Lovi, Daily News, 8 Nov. 2025

Khorram effectively told Paul to hang tight and that everything would be OK. — Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 21 June 2025

Brown also revealed that more dates will be announced, so hang tight if your city isn’t on the list just yet. — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 27 Mar. 2025

The Broncos did hang tight against Oregon earlier in the season, prompting many to take them seriously as title contenders. — Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024

Despite injuries defensively, the Dolphins should hang tight, but Kansas City takes care of business in Arrowhead. — Keven Lerner, Sun Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2024

Rhymes for hang tight

• affright
• airtight
• albite
• alight
• alright
• aplite
• aright
• bainite
• birthright
• bobwhite
• bornite
• bullfight