on hold
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on hold
phrase on-hold
- Delayed; postponed; suspended. This project is on hold until we can get more information.
- Waiting on a telephone call. I have been on hold for 45 minutes listening to a recording about how important my call is to them.
- On reserve; being held for someone. I have a book on hold for me at the library.
- Pertaining to a telephone hold state. Now James Kellaris, a professor of marketing at the University of Cincinnati, reports that the sexes respond differently to onhold^([sic]) music.
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prep_phrase waiting on a telephone call
| Español | en espera |
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| Português | em espera |
| Deutsch | in der Warteschleife gesteckt, in der Warteschleife gehangen, in der Leitung gewartet, auf das Abheben gewartet |
prep_phrase on reserve
| Deutsch | reserviert |
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prep_phrase pertaining to a telephone hold state
| Deutsch | Warteschleifen- |
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Talk about this word "on hold." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/on%20hold. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. on hold. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/on%20hold "on hold." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/on%20hold.
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@misc{on_hold_2026,
title = {on hold},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/on%20hold},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
