Idiom: hang on
Meaning
Idiom: hang on
- to wait
- to persist or endure
Example sentences
— Hang on, I’ll be right back.
— Hang on kids, we're just 60 miles away so we'll be at grandma's house soon.
— We're really busy so you'll just have to hang on until a salesperson it's available.
— Could you hang on a moment? Someone just rang our doorbell.
— She’s hanging on to the hope her ex-boyfriend will come back to her but it’s not going to happen.
— Hang on, you've only got two more miles to run. You can do it!
— It was really difficult to hang on when I was seriously ill in the hospital but I kept thinking of my children and how I didn't want them to grow up without their mother.
— Hang on, please. I'll be with you in just a moment.
Synonyms
- hold tight
- hold on
- be tough
- carry on
- hold out
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