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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This spring, Wayne County Circuit Court Judge Brian Sullivan put a hold on a November 2024 order to demolish the Mammoth building.
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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
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on Tuesday put a hold on President Trump’s Justice Department appointees over the gift of a $400 million luxury plane from Qatar that could be used as his Air Force One.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 13 May 2025
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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
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on Tuesday put a hold on President Trump’s Justice Department appointees over the gift of a $400 million luxury plane from Qatar that could be used as his Air Force One.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 13 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 8 Sep. 2025.
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