as in to postpone
to assign to a later time
the golf tournament had to be held over until the line of thunderstorms had passed through
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Recent Examples of hold over
The chamber held over 80 events and brought together more than 3,500 business leaders in 2024.
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Kate Marijolovic, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Mar. 2025
This year, the festival’s biggest event, the Grand Tasting, will be held over two days, with a trade-only tasting on Saturday and a public tasting on Sunday.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2025
But for now, Denver will go forward in this game and try to secure a hold over the Lakers.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
The garden stretches across 52 acres and holds over 14,000 types of plants.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 14 Mar. 2025
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Kate Marijolovic, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Mar. 2025
This year, the festival’s biggest event, the Grand Tasting, will be held over two days, with a trade-only tasting on Saturday and a public tasting on Sunday.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2025
But for now, Denver will go forward in this game and try to secure a hold over the Lakers.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
The garden stretches across 52 acres and holds over 14,000 types of plants.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 14 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hold over
Verb
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She’s now been forced to postpone more shows and cancel outright festival appearances in Mexico and California.—
Matthew Strauss,
Pitchfork,
5 Apr. 2025
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The prospect of continued rain Saturday morning was enough to lead to organizers of the Bentonville Half Marathon to postpone the event, which was originally scheduled for 7 a.m. Saturday.—
NWA Democrat-Gazette,
Arkansas Online,
4 Apr. 2025
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Broken cross-department collaboration exacerbates inefficiencies, delaying decision-making and execution.—
Joao Mendes-Roter,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Still, some who have been focused on TCE were surprised that the Trump administration was delaying and reconsidering the recent ban.—
Sharon Lerner,
ProPublica,
26 Mar. 2025
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Those duties will take effect next week unless Trump opts again to defer them or reaches a deal with the other countries’ heads of state.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
27 Mar. 2025
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To oust her, the government needs to reconvene after deferring the matter to the same committee that appointed her and hearing its recommendation.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
24 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Our only hope is for Bayley to put over the IC Champ at WrestleMania.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Mar. 2025
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Amazon has an arbor set that comes with artificial white flowers and drapery to put over the arch.—
Christopher Murray,
Fox News,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Hold over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hold%20over. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.
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