Hold your horses Meaning in English

expression

US

ˈhoʊɫd/ /ˈjɔɹ/, /ˈjʊɹ/ /ˈhɔɹsəz/, /ˈhɔɹsɪz

HOHLD yor HOR-siz

UK

hˈəʊld/ /jˈɔː/ /hˈɔːsɪz

HOHLD yaw HAW-siz

التعريف

This informal expression means to slow down, wait, or be patient before taking action or making a decision.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Very informal and playful; used to tell someone not to rush or to wait a moment, often when they're being impatient. Common with friends, family, or in casual settings. Not used in formal writing or professional contexts.

• Spanish: tranquilízate - espera un momento
• Portuguese (BR): calma aí - tenha paciência - espera um pouco
• Portuguese (PT): tem calma - espera um bocado
• Chinese (Simplified): 别急 - 等一下
• Chinese (Traditional): 別急 - 等一下
• Hindi: ज़रा रुकिए - धैर्य रखिए
• Arabic: تمهّل - اصبر قليلاً
• Bengali: ধৈর্য ধরো - একটু অপেক্ষা করো
• Russian: попридержи коней - подожди
• Japanese: ちょっと待って - 落ち着いて
• Vietnamese: bình tĩnh đã - chờ chút
• Korean: 진정해 - 잠깐만 기다려
• Turkish: sakin ol - biraz bekle
• Urdu: ذرا صبر کرو - رکو
• Indonesian: sabar dulu - tahan dulu

جمل نموذجية

Hold your horses! We're not ready to leave yet.

basic

Hold your horses, I'll answer your question in a minute.

basic

Can you hold your horses and wait until everyone's here?

basic

Whoa, hold your horses! We still need to check the details before we decide.

natural

Just hold your horses, I promise I'll tell you everything soon.

natural

Hey, hold your horses—there’s no rush to finish this right now.

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