hold steady
Frequency: 7.820.2 per million words
To maintain a stable position, level, or rate.
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- Inflation seems to be holding steady.
- Share prices have held steady over the last few days.
- The small boat managed to hold steady in the choppy waters.
- We need to hold steady with our current strategy to avoid further risks.
- Despite the strong winds, the tent poles continued to hold steady.
- The pilot told the passengers that the plane would hold steady during the descent.
- After the initial shock, her breathing began to hold steady.
- The company's profits are expected to hold steady this year.
- He gripped the railing, trying to hold steady as the train lurched.
- The doctor confirmed that the patient's vital signs were holding steady.