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
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Trump disliked a portrait of himself hanging in the Colorado State Capitol.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 8 Apr. 2025
Until then, the TikTok ban and its future in the U.S., hangs in the balance.
—Esat Dedezade, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
The fate of the app once again hung in the balance Friday in a déjà vu moment for fans of the social media platform.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
When the toddler woke up in his grandparents’ room on Wednesday, the smell of smoke hung in the air.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2025
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Brittney Melton, NPR, 8 Apr. 2025
Until then, the TikTok ban and its future in the U.S., hangs in the balance.
—Esat Dedezade, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
The fate of the app once again hung in the balance Friday in a déjà vu moment for fans of the social media platform.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
When the toddler woke up in his grandparents’ room on Wednesday, the smell of smoke hung in the air.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2025
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“Hang in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hang%20in. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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