put on hold

Idioms and Phrases

see on hold .

Example Sentences

Payne’s track “Do No Wrong” was set for a posthumous release last week, but plans were swiftly put on hold after fans pushed back.

From Los Angeles Times

The election interference prosecution has been put on hold after the US Supreme Court ruled that presidents have some immunity from criminal charges relating to official actions.

From BBC

Schultz said that he expects Trump's legal team to request the case be put on hold until after his presidency because Trump will be "too distracted" with his presidency to continue with the prosecution once he takes office.

From Salon

What’s the state going to suffer if the law is put on hold?

From Slate

And it refused for now to put on hold a Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling allowing some state voters who mistakenly failed to include required secrecy sleeves over their absentee ballots to vote instead using a provisional ballot at a polling place.

From Slate

Related Words

• adjourn
• arrest
• bar
• cease
• defer
• discontinue
• eject
• exclude
• file
• halt
• interrupt
• postpone
• put off
• reject
• rule out
• shelve
• stay
• waive
• withhold