on hold

phrase

1

: in a state of interruption during a telephone call when one party switches to another line without totally disconnecting the other party

put me on hold while he talked to his supervisor

2

: in a state or period of indefinite suspension

put our plans on hold

Examples of on hold in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

After spending more than $30 million in North Carolina’s Senate race, the super PAC is putting further spending there on hold. — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026

For Pawlikowski, though, the troubles that put his professional life on hold were more private, and immeasurably sadder. — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

By the end of July, the district had put the Sally plan on hold. — Lee V. Gaines, NPR, 28 Sep. 2026

The company later put the program on hold, and the aircraft has yet to fly, a reminder of the long trek from announcing an electric aircraft to producing an airborne prototype. — New Atlas, 25 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for on hold

• ahold
• behold
• billfold
• blindfold
• cajoled
• consoled
• controlled
• cotswold
• eightfold
• enfold
• enrolled
• extolled