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 The event, billed as the largest display ever held over the National Mall, is set to feature 850,000 pyrotechnic effects and fireworks, event organizers said. — Nicholas Kerr, ABC News, 4 July 2026 The festivities were held over four days in the Italian city, and included boat rides, bachelor and bachelorette parties, the wedding itself, and a luxe reception. — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 2 July 2026 Royalties and license fees are classified as ordinary income under the tax code, taxed at the same rates as wages, not the preferential long-term capital gains rates that apply to appreciated assets held over a year. — Shehan Chandrasekera, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 Fall also brings the Great Basin Astronomy Festival, held over the new moon weekend in September. — Taryn Shorr-McKee, Travel + Leisure, 21 June 2026 The Strawberry Music Festival is a family-friendly bluegrass music fest held over several days in Grass Valley. — Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 18 June 2026 He was scheduled for arraignment Wednesday after the hearing was held over from Tuesday. — Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 17 June 2026 The movie has become an unexpected juggernaut at New York’s Film Forum, held over week after week. — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026 There are also mini shakes at $2 and many items held over from Del Taco’s last version of its value menu, Del’s Real Deals, which was introduced in July 2024. — Fielding Buck, Oc Register, 11 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for held over

Verb

Amid the dispute, some concerts at the Barn have continued, but several Helm Family Midnight Ramble shows — a special concert series that Helm himself launched in 2004 to stave off foreclosure — have been postponed.

— Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 13 July 2026
Its fundraising concerts, popular affairs in the Hudson Valley known as Midnight Rambles — which have recently featured Amy’s stepfather, Donald Fagen, laying down some Bob Dylan tunes — have been postponed in the interim.

— Devon Ivie, Vulture, 13 July 2026

Definition of postponed

Verb

Negotiations started months before the expiration date, Acree said, but were delayed in good faith because of new leadership at the helm.

— Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026
More than half of Chinese clean-tech investments in the US announced since 2022 have been canceled, paused, or delayed.

— Tasneem Nashrulla, semafor.com, 14 July 2026

Definition of delayed

Verb

The former Black-ish and Grown-ish star — who played a college student on the latter series — initially deferred her acceptance to the Ivy League school for a year to work on a few projects, ultimately enrolling in 2017.

— Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026
In June, Oceanside’s City Council voted unanimously to exempt multiple sites from the law and deferred others from high-density zoning until 2032, relying on carve-outs for areas with existing housing capacity, lack of walking paths and more.

— Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2026