sit still

idiom

: to sit without moving around

You can't expect young children to sit still for that long.

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Although it has long been classified as a mental-health disorder, it is often seen as a stage that can be outgrown; eventually, the hyperactive child learns to sit still. —

Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 3 Feb. 2025 While Sora didn’t live up to expectations, OpenAI’s competitors didn’t sit still in 2024, and many released both new foundation models and new features. —

IEEE Spectrum, 14 Jan. 2025 The 4-year-old has never liked being fussed with, and his mom, Katie, says the only person he's ever been able to sit still for a haircut with is Kate at Sit Still Kids in Louisville, Ky., where the family lives. —

Jordan Greene, People.com, 26 Dec. 2024 His owner held him back with the leash, but the Siberian husky couldn't sit still. —

Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for sit still