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
Gislenus	-	Ancient Germanic (Latinized)
Fisher	['fiʃə]
Apolonija	-	Slovene
Asta	AHS-tah (Swedish, Norwegian)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Soslan	-	Ossetian
Britannia	-	English (Rare)