Phrasal Verbs
- 1(of rain or a storm) to not start The rain held off just long enough for us to have our picnic.
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- 2to not do something immediately We could get a new computer now or hold off until prices are lower. hold off doing something Could you hold off making your decision for a few days?
to stop someone or something defeating you She held off all the last-minute challengers and won the race in a new record time.