put a hold on
idiom
: to order that something is to be kept for a particular person or time
I asked the library to put a hold on the book for me.
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Pilsen parade-goers acknowledged the fear and hesitation in these pockets of the city’s Latino communities, backing organizers’ decisions to put a hold on their events.
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Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2025
This spring, Wayne County Circuit Court Judge Brian Sullivan put a hold on a November 2024 order to demolish the Mammoth building.
—Aurora Sousanis, Freep.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Unfortunately, the injury kind of put a hold on that.
—Victor Williams, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
Schumer has vowed to put a hold on Trump’s judicial nominations in the Senate until ge gets answers on the deal.
—Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 14 May 2025
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Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2025
This spring, Wayne County Circuit Court Judge Brian Sullivan put a hold on a November 2024 order to demolish the Mammoth building.
—Aurora Sousanis, Freep.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Unfortunately, the injury kind of put a hold on that.
—Victor Williams, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
Schumer has vowed to put a hold on Trump’s judicial nominations in the Senate until ge gets answers on the deal.
—Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 14 May 2025
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“Put a hold on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/put%20a%20hold%20on. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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