HOLD OFF Synonyms

• hold back to a later time

• yield to another's wish or opinion

• time during which some action is awaited

• the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time

• cause to be slowed down or delayed

• act later than planned, scheduled, or required

• stop or halt

• slow the growth or development of

• hold back to a later time

• lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer

• lengthen or extend in duration or space

• lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer

• a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort

• an interruption in the intensity or amount of something

• a warrant granting postponement (usually to postpone the execution of the death sentence)

• the act of reprieving; postponing or remitting punishment

• postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution

• relieve temporarily

• assign a new time and place for an event

• hold back to a later time

• place on a shelf

• a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed

• small area set off by walls for special use

• a booth where articles are displayed for sale

• a malfunction in the flight of an aircraft in which there is a sudden loss of lift that results in a downward plunge

• seating in the forward part of the main level of a theater

• small individual study area in a library

• a tactic used to mislead or delay

• postpone doing what one should be doing

• come to a stop

• deliberately delay an event or action

• put into, or keep in, a stall

• experience a stall in flight, of airplanes

• cause an airplane to go into a stall

• cause an engine to stop

• hang freely

• cause to be held in suspension in a fluid

• bar temporarily; from school, office, etc.

• stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it

• make inoperative or stop

• render temporarily ineffective

• hold back to a later time

• cause to feel intense dislike or distaste

• take away the enthusiasm of

• cause to feel embarrassment

• avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)

• time during which some action is awaited

• the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)

• stay in one place and anticipate or expect something

• wait before acting

• look forward to the probable occurrence of

• serve as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant

• hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of

• refrain from doing

• wait before acting

• secure and keep for possible future use or application

• hold back; keep from being perceived by others

• prevent the action or expression of