hold off on

to assign to a later time <we held off on accepting the invitation in the hopes that something better would come along> Synonyms defer, delay, postpone (on), hold over, hold up, lay over, put off, put over, remit, shelveRelated Words suspend; hesitate, pause, stay; detain, retard, slow; extend, lengthen, prolong, protract, stretch (out); waitNear Antonyms act, deal (with), decide (upon), do, work (on)