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on hold

In a state of temporary interruption, but not disconnection, during a telephone call, as in While I was on hold, I checked my calendar for when I could schedule a meeting , or They had to put me on hold while they looked up my account . [c. 1960]
In a state of postponement or delay, as in When she was transferred, they had to put their romance on hold . This figurative usage is a broadened sense of def. 1. [ Colloquial ; c. 1970]

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And amid a federal hiring freeze, tests for the Foreign Service — men and women who staff U.S. embassies and consulates around the world, often for their entire professional lives — were put on hold.

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With the cure process on hold in court, previously planned events to help voters cure ballots have also been put on pause.

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The civil cases were put on hold pending the conclusion of the criminal trial, over Bauer’s objection.

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But that revenue could dry up if Trump imposes 46% tariffs on Vietnamese goods, a plan that is currently on hold until early July.

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Some of those duties have since been put on hold, and for now, Zillow is forecasting that the economy will avoid a contraction.

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