Examples of 'held off' in a sentence
Meaning of "held off"
This phrase means to delay or postpone something. It is commonly used to describe the act of waiting before taking action or making a decision
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- simple past tense and past participle of hold off
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held off
Held off when he dropped his pressure.
What if we held off for three weeks.
Once again the enemy was held off.
The group held off several counterattacks.
The rebels can be held off out.
I held off putting you on the list.
So we could have held off on the tent.
You held off their first advance.
I have rather held off asking.
We held off on taking their statements.
If his boys have held off this long.
I have held off on describing specific cases to you.
We are lucky it held off this long.
I held off on taking the test.
Should have held off on the apps.
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I held off for a few months.
If they can be held off till the signing.
We held off doing anything for a couple of days.
Might have held off until then.
The initiation of the regeneration will be held off.
The rain held off until tomorrow.
We have been wanting to use it but we held off.
I am sure they held off as long as they could.
These monsoon rains seem to have held off.
We have held off talking to them.
I sealed off the area and held off the.
I could have held off an army in the mountains.
Foreclosure defense campaigns successfully held off a series of evictions.
We have held off the reporters.
We were fortunate that the rain held off all day.
He then held off three counterattacks.
We have initiated a lockdown but held off on emergency evac.
Landis held off three teams that day.
He has successfully held off disarmament.
I held off as long as possible.
The rain could have held off till tomorrow.
I held off on the champagne.
I am glad the rain held off until your arrival.
I held off on social media.
The rain even held off for the trip.
Cale held off police with a converted automatic weapon.
Trump seems to have held off the bear market.
I held off getting a smart phone for quite a while.
The rain held off as well.
He held off the attackers long enough for reinforcements to arrive.
As rainfall has held off in the last few days.
I am so glad we held off.
Because i have held off those mobs as long as i am able.
If the evacuation is to continue then the advance must be held off.
I have been held off of this case for long enough.
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Was held up this morning shortly after opening
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