holding one's horses

Verb

hold one's horses (third-person singular simple present holds one's horses, present participle holding one's horses, simple past and past participle held one's horses)

1. (idiomatic) To be patient; to wait.
   • "I'm going to tell you, ain't I?" he said, gruffly. "Just hold your horses a minute, please."1921, Booth Tarkington, chapter 24, in Alice Adams

   Synonyms:

   hold one's water, abide, back that train up, bide, bide one's time, expect, defer, hang on, hold on, hold one's breath

2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hold, one's, horses.