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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Lillia	LIL-ee-ə, LIL-yə	English
Marcellette	-	French
Kristoffer	KREES-tof-fer (Finnish)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish
Yehonatan	-	Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Kyle	KIEL, KIE-əl	English
Izanami	-	Far Eastern Mythology