hold off doing



hold off (from) doing something

to avoid doing something; to postpone doing something. Can you hold off from buying a new car for another few months? I will hold off firing him until next week.
See also: hold, off

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Norah['nɔ:rə]
Baldev-Indian, Hindi
Phil[fil]
JanieJAY-neeEnglish
'Isam-Arabic
Nicolaunee-koo-LOW (Portuguese)Portuguese, Galician, Catalan