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
Dickey	['diki]
Taliesin	tal-ee-ES-in (Welsh)	Welsh, Arthurian Romance
Aldric	-	French, Ancient Germanic
Nyoman	-	Indonesian, Balinese
Eliou	-	Biblical Greek
Genya	GYEN-yah	Russian