hold off

Meaning

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To delay (someone or something) temporarily; to keep at bay.
  2. (idiomatic, intransitive, transitive) To delay commencing (an action until some specified time or event has passed).

Synonyms

hold back
delay
B2
keep back
hang up
wait
A1
keep off

drag one’s feet

drag one’s heels

extend
C1
hang back
hold out
hold up
intercept
C1
keep at
keep up
postpone
C1
procrastinate
prolong
20k
put back
put off
refrain
C2
repress
32k
resist
B2
spin
B2
spin out
stall
C1

stay away

stem
C1
sustain
C2
table
A2
withstand
C2

force back

keep at a distance

stand off

hold someone at bay

hold at bay

assert
21k

hold at

assert oneself
constrain
curb
C1
defer
25k
deter
25k
Translations

posponer
ritardare
retrasar
uitstellen
deter
🛑
reter

tenir à distance

tener lontano

detineo
opschorten
adiar

verdagen

segurar

zu den Akten legen

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