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