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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However, the album has been hanging in the top five for months now, with no real signs that its streaming dominance is coming to an end, so count it out at your own peril.
—Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 25 Sep. 2024
This is the last eclipse of the year, so hang in there.
—Valerie Mesa, Peoplemag, 23 Sep. 2024
Unlike the fictional Roy clan from HBO’s Succession, the fate of the Murdoch family media empire—from which the Emmy-winning series drew its inspiration—still hangs in the balance.
—Annabelle Dufraigne, Architectural Digest, 20 Sep. 2024
The company’s management acknowledged in an SEC filing that Trump’s personal legal issues—one of which resulted in 34 felony convictions that Trump is currently appealing—leaves the company’s future hanging in the balance.
—Bypaolo Confino, Fortune, 18 Sep. 2024
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Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 25 Sep. 2024
This is the last eclipse of the year, so hang in there.
—Valerie Mesa, Peoplemag, 23 Sep. 2024
Unlike the fictional Roy clan from HBO’s Succession, the fate of the Murdoch family media empire—from which the Emmy-winning series drew its inspiration—still hangs in the balance.
—Annabelle Dufraigne, Architectural Digest, 20 Sep. 2024
The company’s management acknowledged in an SEC filing that Trump’s personal legal issues—one of which resulted in 34 felony convictions that Trump is currently appealing—leaves the company’s future hanging in the balance.
—Bypaolo Confino, Fortune, 18 Sep. 2024
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“Hang in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hang%20in. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.
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