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holds back on

holds back on is the third-person singular simple present indicative of hold back on.

Meaning of hold back on

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.

Questions about holds back on

What is holds back on the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Holds back on is the third-person singular simple present indicative of hold back on.

Words near holds back on in the dictionary

  1. holds a mirror to
  2. holds a mirror up to
  3. holds a torch for
  4. holds against
  5. holds back
  6. holds back on
  7. holds by the button
  8. holds cheap
  9. holds court
  10. holds dear
  11. holds down

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Adapted from Wiktionary: holds back on (page history and authors); hold back on (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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