Travel delays · Getting around
sit tight
wait where you are
If someone tells you to sit tight, they want you to wait where you are for further information.
This vs that
The driver told us to sit tight.
We waited it out in the station café.
Hear it in real life
Can I get off the coach here?
Better sit tight until the driver tells us what to do.
The station manager told passengers to sit tight while they checked the signalling problem.
Which sounds natural?
Psst — which one would you actually say?
'Sit tight' is the natural informal phrase used when someone must wait for information.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: Please sit tightly until the announcement.
Say: Please sit tight until the announcement.
'Sit tight' is a fixed idiom; do not change 'tight' to 'tightly'.
Say it together
Whole chunks natives use with it.
sit tight while ___
Sit tight while I check whether the next train is running.
Passengers were asked to sit tight while the crew dealt with the fault.
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Your turn: say it out loud
Just sit tight while I find out what's happening.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
sit tight
wait where you are
“The station manager told passengers to sit tight while they checked the signalling problem.”
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