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 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 Evelyn Andel, 23, of Chicago, and Emma Siegfried, 23, of South Elgin, happened to see the festival was going to be held over the Labor Day holiday weekend in Geneva. — Linda Girardi, Chicago Tribune, 8 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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Game 4 of the American League Championship Series was postponed because of rain Friday night.

— Joe Reedy, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
General elections were supposed to be held in December; they have been postponed indefinitely.

— Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of postponed

Verb

But technical and regulatory hurdles repeatedly delayed certification of the largest version of Boeing's bestselling 737 family.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026
Results were delayed after late openings forced more than 100 polling stations to extend voting hours Monday.

— CBS News, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of delayed

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Highlands has proposed repaying the state through deductions from future state funding, but the bankruptcy court deferred a decision on that proposal until the final hearing in November.

— Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2026
The superstar who deferred most of his record 10-year, $700-million salary so as to enable — to obligate — the Dodgers to build a championship roster around him reached base in three of his four plate appearances Wednesday.

— Mirjam Swanson, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026