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sit tight

Idioms  

  1. Be patient, take no action, as in If you just sit tight I'm sure your passport will be returned to you. [Colloquial; first half of 1700s]

Example Sentences

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De Zerbi may prefer to bide his time and sit tight as opposed to taking on a salvage operation.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

For now, sit tight and watch the senior loan fund.

From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026

The message to her is that if there isn’t anything good out there to buy, investors should just sit tight and be patient— such as bide time in T-bills.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 19, 2025

Now, he said he knows to sit tight through market downturns, and the value of his portfolio has grown to five figures.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

“Okay. We’ll just sit tight until she gets here.”

From "When You Reach Me" by Rebecca Stead

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