He had to hang onto her a while longer, yet.
She just had to hang in there a while longer.
Don't hang on to them a minute longer than you need to.
It was the only way he could hang on to life a little longer.
The dust of life seemed to hang on him no longer.
"I'm not sure I want to hang around here that long."
And why the hell didn't anyone notice he was hanging around her so long?
I urged her to hang in there a little longer.
"It's been such a beautiful day, I want to hang on to it a little longer."
That would be no later than July, and the dress may have been hanging there months longer.