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hold back on

hold back on verb: to wait for a period of time before proceeding.

Verb

hold back on (third-person singular simple present holds back on, present participle holding back on, simple past and past participle held back on)

  1. (informal, transitive) To wait for a period of time before proceeding.
    • You should hold back on starting to cook.

Forms of hold back on

third-person singular presentholds back on
present participleholding back on
past participleheld back on
pastheld back on

Questions about hold back on

What does hold back on mean?
Hold back on means to wait for a period of time before proceeding.
What part of speech is hold back on?
Hold back on is a verb.
What is the past tense of hold back on?
The past tense of hold back on is held back on.

Words near hold back on in the dictionary

  1. hold all of the aces
  2. hold all of the cards
  3. hold all the aces
  4. hold all the cards
  5. hold back
  6. hold back on
  7. hold baggage
  8. hold by
  9. hold by the button
  10. hold cheap
  11. hold come what may

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