holding off

verb

Definition of holding offnext
present participle of hold off
1
as in turning back

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2
as in putting off

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for holding off
  1. postponing
  2. deferring
  3. resisting
  4. opposing
Verb
  • Donald Glover has made the decision to cancel the rest of his Childish Gambino tour dates in North America and the United Kingdom, after postponing them last month.
    Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Oct. 2024
  • After a three-month period of postponing public-facing duties, the King resumed forward-facing work on April 30 and has been busy ever since.
    Rachel Burchfield, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of postponing
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  • But deferring difficult foreign policy choices leaves the United States with worse options later on.
    Christopher S. Chivvis, Foreign Affairs, 14 Oct. 2024
  • Spirit has been working toward improving its financial position this year, executing a restructuring plan that involves changing routes, deferring new aircraft deliveries, cutting 32 routes, and adding new premium tiers for passenger service and experience.
    Megan Poinski, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
Definition of deferring
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  • In July, a 17-year-old girl was charged with resisting arrest and interfering with a law enforcement investigation.
    ProPublica, ProPublica, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Key Background Biden dropped out of the race on July 21 after resisting calls from within his own party for weeks to end his reelection bid in the wake of his disastrous performance in the June 27 debate.
    Sara Dorn, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of resisting
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  • By contrast, a PAC opposing the proposition had raised just shy of a million dollars.
    Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Nationwide, more factions are forming within the Republican Party because of internal tensions between opposing ideologies, said Dave Hopkins, a political science professor at Boston College.
    Hannah Pinski, The Courier-Journal, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of opposing
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