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
Hoping 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 thereIf there was ever a mismatched couple it was this one, but the children begged them to hang in there.—Joseph Wambaugh
If 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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“Hang in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hang%20in. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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