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    hold off

    US /hold ɔf/

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    UK /həuld ɔf/

    C1
    phr. v.Phrasal VerbTo delay doing something; postpone.
    Let's hold off on painting the house until the weather is better.
    phr. v.Phrasal VerbTo prevent someone or something from attacking or affecting you.
    The umbrella helped to hold off the rain.

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    9 Things I Stopped Buying to Make More Money

    07:169 Things I Stopped Buying to Make More Money
    • Or can you hold off to invest that money into an asset that will generate the cash flow to buy that new car later on in your life, if that's what you want?

      Or can you hold off to invest that money into an asset that will generate the cash flow to buy that new car later on in your life, if that's what you want?

    A2

    Why can’t prices just stay the same?

    07:31Why can’t prices just stay the same?
    • When prices fall, consumers may hold off on making big purchases, hoping for even lower prices in the future, and

      When prices fall, consumers may hold off on making big purchases, hoping for even lower prices in the future, and

    • When prices fall, consumers may hold off

      When prices fall, consumers may hold off

    B1

    Big Mistakes Everyone Makes With Frozen Pizza

    05:32Big Mistakes Everyone Makes With Frozen Pizza
    • While it may be tempting to slide that pizza cutter right into that pie as soon as you pull it out of the oven, try to hold off on cutting into it too soon.

      While it may be tempting to slide that pizza cutter right into that pie as soon as you pull it out of the oven, try to hold off on cutting into it too soon.

    • pull it out of the oven, try to hold off on cutting into it too soon. There are a few

      pull it out of the oven, try to hold off on cutting into it too soon. There are a few

    A1

    Destructive storms roar through Oklahoma | May 8, 2024

    10:00Destructive storms roar through Oklahoma | May 8, 2024
    • But because this was the first time that they actually had people on top, the first crewed test flight of Boeing's Starliner spacecraft, they decided, out of an abundance of caution, to hold off.

      But because this was the first time that they actually had people on top, the first crewed test flight of Boeing's Starliner spacecraft, they decided, out of an abundance of caution, to hold off.

    B1

    How China Could Retaliate Against U.S. Tariffs

    10:41How China Could Retaliate Against U.S. Tariffs
    • Some businesses are saying, we're going to hold hold off as long as we can, and they're paying higher storage costs.

      Some businesses are saying, we're going to hold hold off as long as we can, and they're paying higher storage costs.

    • Some businesses are saying, "We're going to hold, hold off as long as we can," and they're paying higher storage costs.

      Some businesses are saying, "We're going to hold, hold off as long as we can," and they're paying higher storage costs.

    B1

    Why Everyone SEEMS to Have More Money Than You

    12:18Why Everyone SEEMS to Have More Money Than You
    • I try not to record when I have pimples on my face, but I've been getting them a lot recently and I can only hold off recording for so long.

      I try not to record when I have pimples on my face, but I've been getting them a lot recently and I can only hold off recording for so long.

    • but I've been getting them a lot recently and I can only hold off recording for so long.

      but I've been getting them a lot recently and I can only hold off recording for so long.

    A2

    Kevin O'Leary: Epstein focus is 'poop on a stick'

    07:59Kevin O'Leary: Epstein focus is 'poop on a stick'
    • Let me just say, Jerome Powell just announced that he's going to hold off on cutting interest rates again because of the tariffs.

      Let me just say, Jerome Powell just announced that he's going to hold off on cutting interest rates again because of the tariffs.

    • One of them—Powell just announced that he's going to hold off on cutting interest rates again because of the tariffs,

      One of them—Powell just announced that he's going to hold off on cutting interest rates again because of the tariffs,

    B1

    Why Everyone’s Talking about Foldable Phones

    03:42Why Everyone’s Talking about Foldable Phones
    • I would hold off for now, give it a few years, get all the kinks out the way, give it a few generations.

      I would hold off for now, give it a few years, get all the kinks out the way, give it a few generations.

    • So I would hold off for now, give it a few years, get all the kinks out of the way, you know, give it a few generations.

      So I would hold off for now, give it a few years, get all the kinks out of the way, you know, give it a few generations.

    A2

    U-571 (4/11) Movie CLIP - A Submarine Captain (2000) HD

    02:25U-571 (4/11) Movie CLIP - A Submarine Captain (2000) HD
    • I told Mr. Raymond to run at flank speed and hold off on a trim dive until we make up the lost time.

      I told Mr. Raymond to run at flank speed and hold off on a trim dive until we make up the lost time.

    • Emmett to run at flank speed and hold off on a trim dive until we make up the lost time.

      Emmett to run at flank speed and hold off on a trim dive until we make up the lost time.

    B1

    Sky News secures exclusive access inside a Ukrainian drone factory

    04:33Sky News secures exclusive access inside a Ukrainian drone factory
    • At the start of the war, drones gave Ukrainians the power to hold off the invaders, cheap and devastating, against Russia's war machine.

      At the start of the war, drones gave Ukrainians the power to hold off the invaders, cheap and devastating, against Russia's war machine.

    • At the start of the war, drones gave Ukrainians the power to hold off the invaders, cheap and devastating, against Russia's war machine.

      At the start of the war, drones gave Ukrainians the power to hold off the invaders, cheap and devastating, against Russia's war machine.

    B2