sit tight

English

Pronunciation

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Verb

sit tight (third-person singular simple present sits tight, present participle sitting tight, simple past and past participle sat tight)

1. (idiomatic) To wait patiently; to take no action; to remain quiet or relatively motionless.

   I'll be back in a few minutes, so sit tight while I go find her.

See also

• sleep tight

References

• “sit tight”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

• gittiths