to be locked into low returns

English translation: if we don't dare to wait, we will be stuck with low returns

14:47 Feb 9, 2007

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English term or phrase: to be locked into low returns

Dear colleagues,
The text I'm translating (EN-PT) draws a comparison between baseball and stock trading. The problem is I don't know much about baseball and therefore I need someone to explain the following sentence to me:

"If we swing, we will be locked into low returns."

Thanks!

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Selected answer:if we don't dare to wait, we will be stuck with low returns

Explanation:
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Note added at 15 mins (2007-02-09 15:02:33 GMT)
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if we act too soon, we will be obliged to accept low returns for a long while

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Jonathan MacKerron

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if we don't dare to wait, we will be stuck with low returns

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if we don't dare to wait, we will be stuck with low returns

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