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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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