hang around

1. Keep company or consort with someone, as in The younger campers loved to hang around the older ones . [Mid-1800s] Also see hang out , def. 5.

2. Spend time idly, loiter, as in Every afternoon they could be found hanging around the mall . [Mid-1800s] Also see hang out , def. 4.

Example Sentences

“Never tell me anything. But what happens is worth hanging around for.”

From Los Angeles Times

After letting Chattanooga hang around for most of the first half, USC fully clamped down in the second, suffocating the Mocs with their length.

From Los Angeles Times

Sierra Leone broke 11th in the 14-horse field and hung around midpack until far turn when he started to make his move.

From Los Angeles Times

At the recent Football Writers’ Dinner in Manchester, he hung around and spoke to journalists long after he had collected his award for winning the FA Cup.

From BBC

“Fumigation is just unsustainable. It gets everywhere, it drifts for miles and it hangs around for days. It causes cancer, and there’s no avoiding it. And we see that from these air monitoring results.”

From Los Angeles Times