hold off

Meanings

• Verb Phrase

  Request or permission to delay an action or decision.

  - "Can we hold off on making a decision until tomorrow?"
  - "The project manager asked the team to hold off on implementing the new feature until it was fully tested."

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Pronunciation

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with hold off
half off , call off , stand off

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Variants

List of all variants of hold off that leads to same result
held off , hold off , holding off , holds off , hold off on

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Etymology

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The phrase 'hold off' comes from the Old English expression 'haldan ofan,' which means 'to keep or maintain in a certain position.' It evolved to mean 'to delay or postpone' in Middle English.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'hold off' is often used in military strategy to describe a delay in an attack or advance.

2. In the world of horse racing, a 'hold off' is a command given to a jockey to keep their horse from passing another horse in the lead.

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Related Concepts

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1. defer: To put off or delay an action or decision. Synonym of 'hold off'.

2. stall: To delay or postpone an action or decision, often used in the context of negotiations or business deals.

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Culture

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In literature, 'hold off' is often used metaphorically to describe a delay or postponement in a narrative. For example, in F. Scott Fitzgerald's 'The Great Gatsby,' Nick Carraway describes how Gatsby's past 'held off' his future until it was too late.

How to Memorize "hold off"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize the image of someone raising their hand to signal a delay or stop. Imagine the word 'hold off' written above their head.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'hold off' with the idea of delaying or postponing an action or decision.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering the phrase 'Hold On: Halting Other Decisions,' to help remember the meaning of 'hold off'.

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