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hold off

hold off - phrasal verb

  1. To put off until a later time: adjourn, defer, delay, hold up, postpone, remit, shelve, stay, suspend, table, waive. Informal wait. See do.
  2. To hold oneself back: abstain, forbear, keep, refrain, withhold. See restraint.