Hold off doing Meaning in English

expression

US

ˈhoʊɫd/ /ˈɔf/ /ˈduɪŋ

HOHLD-awf DOO-ing

UK

hˈəʊld/ /ˈɒf/ /dˈuːɪŋ

HOHLD-of DOO-ing

التعريف

To delay or wait before starting or doing something.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Informal and common in spoken English. Usually followed by a gerund (verb+ing), e.g. 'hold off making a decision'. Can imply waiting for a better time or more information. Not the same as 'put off' (which often means to avoid).

• Spanish: posponer - retrasar - esperar para hacer
• Portuguese (BR): adiar - postergar - esperar para fazer
• Portuguese (PT): adiar - postergar - esperar para fazer
• Chinese (Simplified): 推迟做 - 暂缓做
• Chinese (Traditional): 推遲做 - 暫緩做
• Hindi: करने से रोकना - करने में देर करना
• Arabic: تأجيل القيام بـ - الانتظار قبل القيام بـ
• Bengali: কিছু করা থেকে বিরত থাকা - দেরি করা
• Russian: делать паузу - не спешить начинать
• Japanese: 〜するのを控える - 〜するのを待つ
• Vietnamese: trì hoãn làm
• Korean: 하는 것을 미루다 - 하는 것을 잠시 기다리다
• Turkish: yapmayı ertelemek
• Urdu: کسی کام کو مؤخر کرنا
• Indonesian: menunda melakukan

جمل نموذجية

Let's hold off doing the project until next week.

basic

You should hold off doing your homework until after dinner.

basic

We decided to hold off doing any shopping today.

basic

I'm going to hold off doing my taxes until I get all my forms.

natural

Should we hold off doing anything until the weather clears?

natural

They told us to hold off doing any repairs until they inspect the house.

natural