to hold off

English - Turkish

Definition of to hold off in English Turkish dictionary

uzak tutmak

geri durmak

uzakta tutmak

geciktirmek

Mesafe koymak

çekinmek

gerçekleşmemek

yaklaştırmamak

olmamak

ertelemek

gecikmek

(deyim) (genellikle hava) gecikmek,olmamak. hold someone /sth. off karsi durmak; yaklastirmamak

English - English

Definition of to hold off in English English dictionary

To delay commencing (an action until some specified time or event has passed)

Hold off baking until I get there.

To delay commencing an action (until some specified time or event has passed)

Hold off on baking until I get there.

To delay someone or something temporarily; to keep at bay

Let's try to hold off the lawyers until we are ready for them.

If you hold off doing something, you delay doing it or delay making a decision about it. The hospital staff held off taking Rosenbaum in for an X-ray They have threatened military action but held off until now

withstand, fight off; delay, postpone; keep at a distance; refrain from action

fight to a stand-off; "Dallas had enough of a lead to hold the Broncos back"

If you hold off a challenge in a race or competition, you do not allow someone to pass you. Between 1987 and 1990, Steffi Graf largely held off Navratilova's challenge for the crown

wait before acting

fight to a stand-off; "Dallas had enough of a lead to hold the Broncos back

Turkish pronunciation

tı hōld ôf

Pronunciation

/tə ˈhōld ˈôf/ /tə ˈhoʊld ˈɔːf/

Etymology

[ t&, tu, 'tü ] (preposition.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English tO; akin to Old High German zuo to, Latin donec as long as, until.