Hold-off Definition

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(idiomatic) To delay someone or something temporarily; to keep at bay.
Let's try to hold off the lawyers until we are ready for them.
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(idiomatic) To delay commencing (an action until some specified time or event has passed).
Hold off the decision one more day so I can answer your question.
Hold off baking until I get there.
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(idiomatic, intransitive) To delay commencing an action (until some specified time or event has passed).
Hold off on baking until I get there.
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Hold-off Sentence Examples

  • Maybe you should hold off awhile until your shoulder gets better.

  • Let's hold off deciding until I speak with Brennan and see what he can do.

  • At any rate, I wasn't sure if this was something that the site hosts would find acceptable, so I'll hold off until I get the go ahead (or nobody responds for a few days).

  • On the other hand, if you want those decorations because it would match the style of your house, then it's possible to hold off on the double-paned windows.

  • To keep the depressed feelings at bay, crack abusers will often use more crack to hold off symptoms.

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