put a hold on
idiom
: to order that something is to be kept for a particular person or time
I asked the library to put a hold on the book for me.
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Citing industry sources, Wells Fargo reported that Amazon has put a hold on some of its colocation data center leasing discussions.
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Jeff Marks, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2025
Adding to the confusion is that a federal judge had put a hold on enforcement of the Florida law against people who are in the country illegally entering the state, which meant it should not have been enforced.
—Gisela Salomon, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
In other Drake news, UMG has asked a federal judge to put a hold on discovery a day after requesting the case be dismissed.
—Angel Diaz, Billboard, 19 Mar. 2025
But a third court put a hold on his deportation out of concern for his safety should he be sent into El Salvador’s prison system.
—Michael Wilner, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
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Jeff Marks, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2025
Adding to the confusion is that a federal judge had put a hold on enforcement of the Florida law against people who are in the country illegally entering the state, which meant it should not have been enforced.
—Gisela Salomon, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
In other Drake news, UMG has asked a federal judge to put a hold on discovery a day after requesting the case be dismissed.
—Angel Diaz, Billboard, 19 Mar. 2025
But a third court put a hold on his deportation out of concern for his safety should he be sent into El Salvador’s prison system.
—Michael Wilner, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
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“Put a hold on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/put%20a%20hold%20on. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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