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
Hanley	['hænli]
Zheng	-	Chinese
Helena	he-LE-nah (German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Polish), hay-LAY-nah (Dutch), HE-le-nah (Finnish)	German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Portuguese, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Finnish, Es
Mcconnell	[mə'lɔnl]
Bendiks	-	Latvian
Sam (2)	-	Persian, Persian Mythology