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Definition of Sit tight
1. Verb. Maintain the same position; wait it out. "Let's not make a decision--let's sit tight"
Definition of Sit tight
1. Verb. (idiomatic) To wait patiently; to take no action; to remain quiet or relatively motionless. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sit Tight
Literary usage of Sit tight
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. 88 Bis and V. I. H.: Letters from Two Hospitals by Katharine Foote (1919)
"You must not think that life here makes me forget the troubles and cares and
uneasiness at home; only there's nothing for us all to do now but sit tight and ..."
2. Longman's Magazine by Charles James Longman (1902)
"You have only to sit tight. You are no more committed than I am. ... In your
position I would certainly sit tight: don't commit yourself—either here or ..."
3. The English Illustrated Magazine (1899)
"Now sit tight, sit tight, my boy! I 've known cotton to smoulder for weeks without
burning, only you wanted to know why I don't turn in. ..."
4. The Parliamentary Debates: Official Report by Northern Ireland Parliament. House of Commons (1898)
"He was told to say nothing—to sit tight ; and the honourable member for Wairarapa
did sit tight, and the consequence was that on the voting the Government ..."
5. Among the Eskimos of Labrador: A Record of Five Years' Close Intercourse by Samuel King Hutton (1912)
"sit tight, sit tight," said the drivers; and there we sat, bowling along over
the heaving ice. Sometimes one of the men pushed out a leg to guide the sledge ..."
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