sitting tight

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Definition of sitting tightnext
present participle of sit tight
1
as in waiting
to remain in place in readiness or expectation of something Sit tight and I'll be back in a minute.

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2
as in lurking
to remain out of sight He told his partner to sit tight while he went to get backup.

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sitting on

sitting tight

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“Sitting tight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sitting%20tight. Accessed 1 Apr. 2023.

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