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Hold off
To delay someone or something temporarily; to keep at bay.
📖 Definitions of "Hold off"
verb
- 1
To delay someone or something temporarily; to keep at bay.
"Let's try to hold off the lawyers until we are ready for them."
- 2
To delay commencing (an action until some specified time or event has passed).
"Hold off baking until I get there."
- 3
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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