hold steady
Maintain your position
Hold steady means to maintain position or composure without wavering.
Physically, it's a command to remain still: Hold steady while I take the shot.
Applied to quantities or conditions, it means to stay constant rather than fluctuate: Prices held steady through the quarter.
The phrase also encourages emotional resilience—keeping calm under pressure: Hold steady, we'll get through this.
- stableSecure and unchanging
- firmSolid or resolute
- stand firmRefuse to retreat
- gripSecure manual hold
- white knuckleCausing tense fear
anchor · balance · brace · stay the course · unwavering · constant · maintain · secure · rock · planted · nerve · nerves of steel · composure · stay calm · stillness · keep still · don't move · clutch
- calming phrasesstay calm, calm down, relax, keep your cool, take it easy
- hold downpin, grip, press, secure, fasten
- holding firmcling, clutch, grasp, grip, clasp
- relaxationrelax, naps, break, rest, calm
- commandsgo, stop, wait, come, run
- motion idiomsin motion, on the move, on the go, move forward, move along