hold off

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   to delay taking an action until a later time

   Phrasal verb · Intransitive

   hold off / hold off doing something / hold off on something

   Usage: Use hold off alone or followed by an -ing action: hold off ordering. A noun can follow on: hold off on the order. This delaying sense does not take a movable direct object.

   The builders held off pouring concrete until the heavy rain stopped.

   Sources and attribution

   OpenAI Codex authors; independent AI editorial review recorded in the corpus review archive. — Original project editorial material; cleared for The Missing Workbook

   • The Missing Workbook: original construction review

   The builders held off pouring concrete until the heavy rain stopped.

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