Meaning

4 senses
  1. (idiomatic)Delayed; postponed; suspended.

    This project is on hold until we can get more information.

  2. Waiting on a telephone call.

    I have been on hold for 45 minutes listening to a recording about how important my call is to them.

    in der Warteschleife gesteckt, in der Warteschleife gehangen, in der Leitung gewartet

  3. On reserve; being held for someone.

    I have a book on hold for me at the library.

    reserviert

  4. Pertaining to a telephone hold state.

    Warteschleifen-

Examples

38 sentences
  1. Tom put Mary on hold.

    Том поставив дзвінок Мері на утримання. — deniko

    deTom setzte Mary auf die Warteliste. — Felixjp

  2. Our project was put on hold.

    ruНаш проект был заморожен. — marafon

  3. The plan is now on hold.

    deDer Plan liegt erst mal auf Eis. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  4. I've been on hold for ten minutes.

  5. Apparently, the plan is now on hold.

Translations

4 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 3
waiting on a telephone call:
on reserve:
pertaining to a telephone hold state:

Word family

1 related words
Relatedhold on

See also

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