hang in
verb
hung in; hanging in; hangs in
informal
: to refuse to be discouraged or intimidated : to keep going, trying, or working in a difficult situation
… did not hang in long enough to win even a battle.—
Marvin E. Frankel
Marvin E. FrankelHoping to hang in until some series he works on runs five years and makes him $50 million in syndication …—Chris Chase
—often used in the phrase hang in thereChris ChaseIf there was ever a mismatched couple it was this one, but the children begged them to hang in there.—Joseph Wambaugh
Joseph WambaughIf she hung in there long enough, he would change. It just took a lot of patience with a little reasoning.—Gloria Naylor
Gloria NaylorExamples of hang in in a Sentence
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In a terrific sequence set in an anti-gravity zone, Rain lays waste to this monster army with a mega machine gun, leaving yellow acid blood hanging in blotches in the air.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 14 Aug. 2024
Their respective futures and their prison sentences could hang in the balance during this year’s presidential election.
—Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2024
The effort to get Starliner to and from the ISS was rife with technical issues before Wilmore and Williams even launched; now Boeing’s already tenuous reputation as a capable aerospace company hangs in the balance.
—Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 8 Aug. 2024
The kind of tendencies that led to the jock reputation; more spins, more flips, and more back-to-back tricks often score well, but those runs can turn circus act to skate purists, sacrificing the taste and style that keep skateboarding hanging in the balance somewhere between sport and art.
—Zach Harris, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2024
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Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 14 Aug. 2024
Their respective futures and their prison sentences could hang in the balance during this year’s presidential election.
—Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2024
The effort to get Starliner to and from the ISS was rife with technical issues before Wilmore and Williams even launched; now Boeing’s already tenuous reputation as a capable aerospace company hangs in the balance.
—Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 8 Aug. 2024
The kind of tendencies that led to the jock reputation; more spins, more flips, and more back-to-back tricks often score well, but those runs can turn circus act to skate purists, sacrificing the taste and style that keep skateboarding hanging in the balance somewhere between sport and art.
—Zach Harris, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2024
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“Hang in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hang%20in. Accessed 8 Sep. 2024.
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