How to Use on hold in a Sentence

on hold

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• The Fed has been on hold all year and looks likely to stay put for months to come.
  — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 7 July 2026
• But a state appeals court put that on hold just weeks before the midterm election that year.
  — ABC News, 21 July 2026
• That plan is on hold, with massive consequences for college sports.
  — Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2026
• If inflation continues to ease, Warsh can keep rates on hold this year.
  — Matt Peterson, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026
• Any such dealmaking likely will be on hold for much of the next year, while the split process continues.
  — David Bloom, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
• However, a state appeals court put that on hold just weeks before the midterm election that fall.
  — ABC News, 23 July 2026
• In 2014, much of free agency was on hold until James made his choice.
  — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 8 July 2026
• For now, talks over reaching a permanent end to the war are on hold until the end of the funeral.
  — Nasser Karimi, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
• No trial date has been set, but the agreement likely puts the merger on hold for at least several months.
  — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 24 July 2026
• The Red Sox had already spilled out of the dugout but had to put their celebration on hold.
  — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 23 Aug. 2026
• Talks over reaching a permanent end to the war appear to be on hold until the end of the funeral.
  — Nasser Karimi, Fortune, 5 July 2026
• The union argued the March judgment is still in effect because no court has put it on hold or overturned it.
  — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026
• Fortunately, a little rain doesn’t have to put your vacation on hold.
  — Abby Price, Southern Living, 9 July 2026
• Schmiedl says one winning hackathon idea came from the customer service team, which found a way to reduce the amount of time customers spent on hold.
  — Alyshia Hull, USA Today, 30 July 2026
• Those judges would stop the above-ground construction but put their decision on hold until this Friday.
  — Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026
• Elsewhere, an investigation or court order can keep the payment on hold much longer.
  — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 July 2026
• However, Twain put her career on hold and moved back to Ontario to care for her younger siblings.
  — Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026
• When a customer is placed on hold and transferred to a human agent, that window is an opportunity.
  — Amit Mathradas, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
• That means Lagrange’s throwing program is on hold until at least mid-August.
  — Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 4 July 2026
• Now, the matter is on hold pending a court order, which also could delay the vote, which was set for Thursday.
  — Kerri Corrado, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
• Meanwhile, Roten and her husband are stretched thin, putting renovations of what was supposed to be a starter home on hold.
  — Natasha Chen, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026
• These recommendations are currently on hold since they have been blocked by a federal judge.
  — Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
• But while this project is getting the green light, there is another interchange project in Westmoreland that is on hold.
  — Christopher Derose, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
• You get bounced from one representative to another, placed on hold and handed off to someone who has no context for your issue.
  — Dustin Lemick, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
• Talks between the United States and Iran appear to be on hold until after the burial.
  — ABC News, 8 July 2026
• The deal is currently on hold pending a March trial in federal court in Oakland.
  — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 22 Aug. 2026
• The state case against Vance Boelter had been on hold pending resolution of the federal case.
  — ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
• Perhaps Iran will agree to put its ambitions on hold for 60 days in the hope that the previous agreement can be revived.
  — Thomas Wright, The Atlantic, 25 July 2026
• That order is now on hold, however, after a federal judge blocked the policy earlier this week.
  — Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
• And as nearby cities such as Waxhaw consider putting data center construction on hold.
  — Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 6 Aug. 2026