hold off

verb

(tr) to keep apart or at a distance
to refrain (from doing something)
he held off buying the house until prices fell slightly

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Idioms and Phrases

Keep at a distance, resist, delay, as in This payment should hold off the creditors . [Early 1400]

Stop or delay from action, as in Let's hold off until we know more . [c. 1600]

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The two riders worked well together along the Redcar coastline, holding off the chasing group with an advantage of up to 30 seconds.

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Omdahl also wrote about how the "unpredictable consequences" and stress of going public with the illness had led to him holding off making an announcement.

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The 30-year-old held off another match point in the tie-break before winning the set and taking that momentum into the deciding third set.

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But he’d just as soon the Galaxy hold off on that improvement until the Quakes have left town.

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This time, the Valkyries got their revenge, holding off a late Sparks comeback in an 82-73 win.

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hold no brief for hold on

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