hold off

• Verbe à particule utilisé pour indiquer le fait de retarder une action ou une décision, ou de maintenir quelqu'un ou quelque chose à distance.

A phrasal verb used to indicate delaying an action or decision, or keeping someone or something at a distance.

indénombrable · intransitif · phrasal, inséparable

1. Delay or postponeinformal

   To wait before doing something; to postpone an action or decision.

   Reporter, différer

   • Let's hold off on making a decision until we have more information.
   • They decided to hold off the project until next year.
   • I'll hold off buying a new phone until the next model comes out.

   Synonymesdeferdelaypostponeput offstallwait

   Antonymesaccelerateadvanceexpeditehastenprecipitate

2. Resist or keep at a distanceinformal

   To prevent someone or something from approaching or attacking.

   tenir à distance

   • The soldiers managed to hold off the enemy forces.
   • She held off her tears until she was alone.
   • The umbrella held off the rain for a while.

   Synonymesfend offrepelrepulseresiststave offward off

Verbe de basehold