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present participle of hold off (on)
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to assign to a later time
- we held off on accepting the invitation in the hopes that something better would come along
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“Holding off (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/holding%20off%20%28on%29. Accessed 28 Jan. 2022.
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