hold it

to stop doing something or to wait before continuing Hold it ! You're putting too much pepper in the stew.

Usage notes: usually used as an order, as in the example

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Faramund	-	Ancient Germanic
Serafima	sye-rah-FEE-mah (Russian), see-rah-FEE-mah (Russian), se-rah-FEE-mah (Macedonian)	Russian, Macedonian
Ljubena	-	Macedonian
Logan	['ləugən]
Porcius	-	Ancient Roman
Hachiro	hah-chee-ṙo:	Japanese