Examples of 'got held up' in a sentence

Meaning of "got held up"

The phrase 'got held up' means to experience a delay or be unable to proceed with something due to unexpected obstacles, complications, or circumstances. It suggests that the person encountered an unforeseen situation that hindered or prevented them from continuing their original plans or activities

How to use "got held up" in a sentence

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One of my guys got held up by a couple junkies.
We were headed there when we got held up here.
Frank got held up at the golf course.
I told him you got held up.
I got held up with our general counsel.
And some of us got held up talking to him.
I got held up looking for our luggage.
He probably just got held up at the shop.
I got held up on some work calls.
I am sure he just got held up in traffic.
I got held up for a little bit.
Maybe she got held up there.
Got held up at gunpoint last year.
I am sure she got held up at the gallery.
Got held up on the basketball courts.

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This place got held up yesterday.
Got held up leaving the hospital.
I guess she got held up or something.
I thought maybe you got held up.
Must have got held up in the traffic.
He was lying when he said he got held up with work.
Freight got held up by shipping delay at customs.
Maybe she just got held up.
They got held up at the printers.
My plans for the evening got held up at customs.
He got held up waiting for an appointment.
Maybe daddy got held up at work.
I got held up with an urgent case.
She probably just got held up.
His test got held up at the lab.
A couple of clowns got held up.
Just say it got held up by a shipping delay.
I am sure he just got held up.
Probably got held up in the rain.
I heard that the city plumbing permit got held up.
Probably got held up by the snow.
A couple weeks ago the bank she works at got held up.
Erin got held up at the hospital.
I am sure your dad just got held up in court again.
I got held up behind a traffic accident.
His bar got held up.
I got held up in the law library.
The bus got held up.
We got held up a bit at the checkpoint.
Must have got held up.
Paige got held up putting out a family fire.
I guess you got held up.
I just got held up rewriting my column.
Maybe they got held up.
I got held up once in my real job.

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