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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• That means Lagrange’s throwing program is on hold until at least mid-August.
  — Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 4 July 2026
• Talks between the United States and Iran appear to be on hold until after the burial.
  — ABC News, 8 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
• Let’s travel path two and figure out how this career part timer doesn’t have to put the rest of their life on hold while the dream career is still TBD.
  — Caroline Ceniza-Levine, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
• Observations are currently on hold to preserve the telescope’s orbit as long as possible.
  — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
• For the World Cup final, the dozen plush, cinema-like seats are selling for an eye-popping $1 million each, with many of them already on hold.
  — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 30 June 2026
• Though deals are on hold during the split, this signals significant industry reorientation.
  — David Bloom, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
• Involuntary collections on federal student loans remain on hold.
  — ABC News, 1 July 2026
• The Fed has been on hold this year with interest rates as policymakers weigh the persistence of inflation against other economic factors.
  — Jeff Cox, CNBC, 1 July 2026
• And although Chism is on administrative leave, those important deals aren’t getting placed on hold, according to the Unified Government.
  — Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 6 July 2026
• Organizers and instructors say creating spaces to climb, learn and socialize helps Ukrainians manage stress, find community and build enduring traditions even as war keeps daily life on hold.
  — Illia Novikov, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
• For example, in March, the crypto exchange Kraken put its multibillion‑dollar IPO on hold amid hostile market conditions, according to CoinDesk.
  — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 2 July 2026
• Uncertainty over supplies persists as talks with Iran aimed at fully reopening the Strait of Hormuz appear to be on hold during funeral ceremonies for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, which will continue for several days.
  — ABC News, 6 July 2026
• The resulting three-game suspension could have sidelined Ronaldo for Portugal's first two World Cup games, but FIFA put the suspension on hold under the same regulation that allowed Balogun to play.
  — Becky Sullivan, NPR, 6 July 2026