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
Sunil	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Assamese, Gujarati, Punjabi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Nep
Laurence (2)	lo-RAWNS	French
Zakaria	-	Georgian, Arabic
Hackett	['hækit]
Maegan	MEG-ən	English (Modern)
Kanti	-	Hinduism, Indian, Hindi, Bengali