hang on
— phrasal verb with hang uk/hæŋ/us/hæŋ/verb
(WAIT)
B1 informal to wait for a short time:
Sally's on the other phone - would you like to hang on?
Do you need the toilet right now or can you hang on for a while?
Hang on a minute - I'll be with you in a moment!
More examples
- If Elise would just hang on a little longer she'd certainly get the promotion.
- Hang on a moment, I'll just go and get my diary.
- He always keeps us hanging on while he tries to find his keys.
- You'll have to hang on for a while if you want to see Steve. He's just gone out.
- Hang on a minute! That's not right.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Waiting
- await
- hang
- hang around (somewhere)
- hang round (somewhere)
- hold
- hold off
- mark time idiom
- mill
- mill around
- queue
- ready
- sit
- sit back
- stand
- wait in
- wait list
- wait on sth
- wait sth out
- wait up
- wait list
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(HOLD)
to hold or continue holding onto something:
Hang on tight - it's going to be a very bumpy ride.
See also
hanger-on
More examples
- Quick, get the ladder up to him - he says he can't hang on much longer!
- It was great, hanging on at the back of the bike as we sped along the country lanes.
- He slipped and was left hanging on to the rope by his hands and one foot, high above the crowd.
- The climber hung on to the ledge, praying for rescue.
- Here, you hang on to this end, while I try pushing from the other end.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Having in your hands
- ahold
- arm
- clasp
- clench
- cling
- cradle
- cup
- dandle
- enfold
- glove
- grasp
- hand
- hand in hand idiom
- handle
- hang
- hang/hold on like grim death idiom
- hold
- hold on
- hold onto sb/sth
- pinion
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