HELD OVER Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

held over

verb

past tense of hold over

as in postponed

to assign to a later time the golf tournament had to be held over until the line of thunderstorms had passed through

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Recent Examples of held over Had one of them voted yes, it would have been held over for the next board meeting for lack of a sufficient majority. — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026 That was the same year the COVID-19 pandemic hit and the year protests were held over the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer. — Irika Sargent, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 Even though the chat took place at the Javits Center, where New York Comic Con will be held over the next few days, the point of the session was not plot teases or fan service. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026 The film, which had theatrical booking support from Michael Tuckman’s mTuckman Media, opened on a single screen in New York at the IFC Center in April, grossed over $30,000 opening weekend and was held over for 12 weeks. — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 2 Oct. 2026 As of late August, his family and associated entities collectively held over 68% of total H and M shares. — CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026 The rally was held over a two-day period, and the message to the United Nations diplomats remained consistent. — Eric Shawn, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026 The election will be held over three days, allowing officials to monitor vote counts and adjust them over the voting period. — Regina Smyth, The Conversation, 16 Sep. 2026 The first pair of Emmy ceremonies, formerly called the Creative Arts Emmys, were held over two nights two weekends before the Primetime Emmy Awards and honored many of the behind-the-scenes workers and craftspeople in television. — Maira Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for held over

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The remainder of the European tour that had been scheduled to run through November has now been postponed.

— Greg Evans, Deadline, 7 Nov. 2026
Deep Purple’s postponed European tour was scheduled to run through November 25.

— Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of postponed

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Eight wage claims alleged unpaid wages, delayed tips, bounced checks and struggles with accessing payroll records, the outlet reported.

— Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 10 Nov. 2026
The murder case against a man accused of brutally beating to death beloved Central Park artist Elise Bainbridge Hill was delayed Tuesday after he was found unfit to stand trial.

— Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 10 Nov. 2026