HOLD OVER Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

hold over

verb

Definition of hold over

as in to postpone

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 hold over The Pitt Rivers Museum, one of the world's leading institutions for anthropology, ethnology and archaeology, holds over 6,000 Naga artifacts. — CBS News, 7 Sep. 2026 Even for a famous masterpiece, the Bayeux Tapestry exerts an unusually powerful hold over the professionals who work with it. — John Phipps, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026 Grounded in tragedy and yet evoking a consistent sense of wonder, the lady of the house looks less like a mirror for her husband than a magnifying glass held over his genius and grotesquerie. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026 Unfortunately for the handful of players fated to a long wait Tuesday, the skies opened in the middle of the afternoon, precisely at the time that the first-round matches that had been held over were scheduled to be played. — Rebecca Tauber, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hold over

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hold over

Verb

The session ended with the decision on de Moraes postponed possibly until mid-December.

— MAURICIO SAVARESE, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026
If the launch needs to be postponed, a planning advisory from the Federal Aviation Administration, which licenses commercial rocket launches, suggests another opportunity is available the following day.

— Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of postpone

Verb

Some of that January increase reflects workers who secured jobs during the final months of the previous year but delayed their start dates.

— Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is pouring billions of dollars into developing a domestic tech ecosystem under his Vision 2030 program, even as some mega-projects are delayed.

— Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of delay

Verb

Four years ago, Xi deferred Zhang’s retirement, keeping him on board to help manage the world’s largest and second-most-capable military.

— Jonathan A. Czin, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2026
Meanwhile, staggering margins incentivize every operating facility globally to defer maintenance, maximize utilization, and de-bottleneck capacity.

— Harvey Stober, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of defer

Verb

After losing nearly a stroke and a half to the field on the greens in Round 1, Åberg has gained nearly three strokes putting over the last two days.

— Justin Ray, New York Times, 19 July 2026
The company’s Super+ membership is approaching one million members and has helped customers put over $1 billion back in their pockets.

— Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 7 July 2026