hold off

== English == === Pronunciation === === Verb === hold off (third-person singular simple present holds off, present participle holding off, simple past and past participle held off) (idiomatic, transitive) To delay (someone or something) temporarily; to keep at bay. (idiomatic, transitive, intransitive) To delay commencing (an action until some specified time or event has passed). ==== Synonyms ==== postpone, put off ==== Derived terms ==== holdoff (noun) ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === offhold