hang on
Keep your grip
Hang on means to wait briefly: Hang on, I'll be right back.
It also means to grip tightly or persist: Hang on to the railing, We're hanging on until reinforcements arrive.
To hang on someone's words is to listen with rapt attention.
The phrase can express disbelief or request clarification: Hang on—you're saying he quit?
Mechanism linking engine to gearbox
- graspSeize or understand
- clingHold tightly to
- hold tightMaintain firm grasp
- grabSeize abruptly
clasp · clench · latch onto · secure · brace · anchor · steady · white-knuckle
Suffer through without yielding
- persistContinue firmly onward
- hold outRefuse to concede
- keep goingMaintain forward progress
- tough it outEndure without quitting
stick with it · survive · weather · withstand · steadfast · resilient · tenacity · determination
Request for brief patience
- one secondMomentary delay request
- pauseTemporary cessation of activity
- delayEnforced waiting period
- standbyReady substitute awaiting use
bear with me · sit tight · hold tight · patience · interim · suspense · anticipate · expectation
clutch
Mechanism linking engine to gearbox
- graspSeize or understand
- clingHold tightly to
- hold tightMaintain firm grasp
grab · clasp · clench · latch onto · secure · brace · anchor · steady · white-knuckle · death grip
endure
Suffer through without yielding
- persistContinue firmly onward
- hold outRefuse to concede
- keep goingMaintain forward progress
tough it out · stick with it · survive · weather · withstand · steadfast · resilient · tenacity · determination · grit
just a moment
Request for brief patience
- one secondMomentary delay request
- pauseTemporary cessation of activity
- delayEnforced waiting period
standby · bear with me · sit tight · hold tight · patience · interim · suspense · anticipate · expectation · pending
- waitingwait, await, bide, stand by, standby
- holding firmhold, hold fast, hold firm, hold onto, hold tight
- Wait phrasesjust a sec, one moment, pause, hold up, stand by
- confusionconfusion, confused, bewilderment, perplexity, baffled
- rodeobull riding, bareback riding, bronc riding, calf roping, team roping
- closenessclose by, close contact, close-knit, next door, up close