hang tight

[ hang tahyt ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

idiom

, Informal.

to wait for something to happen, often with some tension or anxiety:
Just hang tight and give me a moment to figure this out.
Her court date's not till next week, so there's not much I can say to her except hang tight and try not to get in any more fights.

First recorded in 1915–20

"Hang tight," Billy was calling to her, and she saw him lean over and lash both camels into furious speed.

Jerran climbed on, and Revel grasped his legs, told him to hang tight around his neck, and leaped into the river.

"Hang tight, kiddo," he cried, and started at a brisk trot toward the forest.

Hang tight, now—I'm going to beat that horse to the Hog's Back.

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