hang on

Meaning

1. Oxford50% of films

   used to ask sb to wait for a short time or to stop what they are doing

2. Oxford40% of films

   to hold sth tightly

3. Oxford5% of films

   to depend on sth

4. Oxford5% of films

   to continue doing sth in difficult circumstances

In the movies · 210

• Hang on, we're coming.Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness2022
• Hang on just a minute, and I'll tell ya.Smokey and the Bandit1977
• - I'll shoot the son of a bitch in the balls! - Now hang on a second.Drugstore Cowboy1989
• Hang on, hang on, hang on.Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness2022
• Hang on. Hang on.Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder2009
• Hang on! Hang on!Hmm?Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves2023
• Hang on, hang on, hang on, hang on, hang on.Zero Dark Thirty2012
• Hang on, hang on.The Pacifier2005

From the same entry

• hang a left
• hang by a hair
• hang in there
• hang on words every word
• hang tough
• let it all hang out
• in the balance
• hang fire
• hang on for grim death
• hang heavy
• hang loose

More phrasal verbs

• work out
• go away
• put up with
• come over
• come up with
• calm down
• run out
• move on
• take off
• stand up
• run away
• hurry up